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Jul 8, 2022 at 15:21 comment added Fattie the OP's comment "it's more about doing illicit things like brewing alcohol without license" is wholly off base. the answer to the OPs actual question is "No". the confusing side discussion about "ways moonlighting is used" is wholly irrelevant to anything I'm afraid !!!
Jul 8, 2022 at 15:18 comment added jsw29 While there are dictionary definitions that say that moonlighting is a just a second job, there are those that add something like 'typically secretly and at night' (Lexico). The disagreements on this page are reasonable disagreements about how much weight should be given to typically in such definitions.
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Jul 8, 2022 at 12:58 comment added Fattie In the show, it was a second job. Moonlighting means a second job. That's all it means. There is utterly no connection, at all, in any way, even slightly, to "working off the books to avoid tax". In this site, it's a huge problem when discussions veer from the actual question at hand. The actual question at hand is "does 'moonlighting' mean tax evasion". Answer: no, utterly unconnected.
Jul 8, 2022 at 3:33 comment added mcalex Maddie was forced into the detective agency owning job after being ripped off by her accountant - she was no longer a model. The fact that it was a step down employment-wise in her mind does imply more than just 'a second job'. Also, the show's name came from the fact that while a model, Maddie was known as the 'Blue Moon Shampoo girl' so they called it the 'Blue Moon Detective Agency'. While there is a connection between the topic question and the name of the show, the fact that neither protagonist was actually working a second job kind of invalidates its use as evidence.
Jul 7, 2022 at 0:58 comment added Steve Bennett I think there is also a connotation that the person is less skilled at the second job. "Moonlighting as an X" has the connotation that they're kind of masquerading as X, and not particularly good at it.
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