Etymology Journal · A
Another day, another dollar
Meaning
- A stoic way of acknowledging the daily grind of working for a living. It is usually said by someone heading into a shift they find monotonous but necessary.
Weary, resigned
Used in a sentence
- I clocked in at seven this morning and thought another day another dollar.
- He just shook his head and said another day another dollar as he grabbed his lunch pail.
- Coffee is poured and the email is open so another day another dollar.
The backstory
This originated in the early twentieth century as a reflection of the American working class experience. It captures the transactional nature of trading time for a paycheck.
Heard in
Nationwide
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