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grunt work en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝk/ (US)
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

From the verb grunt.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, uncountable) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.
    • He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.
    • She has not only participated in the left as a star, even though she came into the role quite young. When Holly was between entertainment jobs, she volunteered for grunt work in anti-war organizations. 1990 December 9, Maida Tilchen, “Closer To Near”, in Gay Community News, volume 18, number 21, page 14:

Relateds

God's work · donkey work

Translations (7)

fi hanttihomma (unrewarding work) · pl czarna robota (unrewarding work) · ota حماللق (unrewarding work) · ru чёрная рабо́та (unrewarding work) · cmn 枯燥乏味的工作 (unrewarding work) · cmn 屎缺 (unrewarding work) · pl robota głupiego (unrewarding work)