English · Word Candidate

casual

/ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: casuals

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Happening by chance.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Xảy ra bởi ngẫu nhiên

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Adjective

Examples

They only had casual meetings.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Xảy ra không thường xuyên

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Adjective

Examples

The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người lao động chỉ làm việc tạm thời

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NounRegister: UK

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người lao động làm việc tạm thời trong một công việc

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Noun

Examples

Of the scavagers proper there are, as in all classes of unskilled labour, that is to say, of labour which requires no previous apprenticeship, and to which any one can “turn his hand” on an emergency, two distinct orders of workmen, “the regulars and casuals” to adopt the trade terms; that is to say

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “casual” mean?

Happening by chance.

Is “casual” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.