Scut Work (Noun)
Meaning
Trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The new intern was stuck doing scut work for the entire summer, fetching coffee and making copies for the rest of the team.
- After graduating from medical school, she was surprised to find herself doing scut work on the hospital floor, taking out trash and cleaning up after patients.
- The janitorial staff was responsible for the scut work of cleaning up after the big party, including scrubbing the floors and emptying the trash cans.
- The scut work of data entry was mind-numbingly dull, but someone had to do it to keep the company's records up to date.
- As a lowly assistant, she was relegated to doing scut work, such as answering phones and scheduling appointments for her boss.