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McDonald’s seeks to redefine ‘McJob’

By Stefan Stern and Jenny Wiggins

Published: March 19 2007 17:26 | Last updated: March 19 2007 17:26

McDonald’s, home to the McMuffin and the McNugget, is fed up with being home to the McJob.

The UK arm of the fast food chain is starting a campaign to get British dictionary publishers to revise their definitions of the word “McJob”, a term the Oxford English Dictionary describes as “an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector”.

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