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little brown job (plural little brown jobs) (birdwatching, informal) One of any number of small, nondescript, sparrow-like bird species that are very hard to tell apart.

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  1. little brown job (plural little brown jobs) (birdwatching, informal) One of any number of small, nondescript, sparrow-like bird species that are very hard to tell apart.