Scut work

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Distasteful tasks. uncountable

    "This seems not to exhaust what is called dirty work, regardless of the synonym used (scut work, shit work) by workers themselves — either those actually engaged in the work or others who are lucky enough to escape it."

  2. 2
    trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores wordnet

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"This seems not to exhaust what is called dirty work, regardless of the synonym used (scut work, shit work) by workers themselves — either those actually engaged in the work or others who are lucky enough to escape it."