Shitwork (Noun)
Meaning
Trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores; "the hospital hired him to do scut work".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Cleaning the grease trap was yet another example of the shitwork he did every Friday night.
- After being the lowest-ranking intern, she was relegated to handling all the shitwork around the office.
- He dreamed of being a successful artist but was stuck doing the shitwork of graphic design for advertisements.
- During his time in the kitchen, no one was exempt from taking on the shitwork of peeling potatoes.
- Her new job entailed doing all the shitwork for her colleagues and assisting them with various tasks.