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scutwork en · NOUN

Etymology

From scut + work; see scut (“contemptible person”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Tasks that are tedious and monotonous or trivial and menial, usually inherent in the operations of a larger project.
   • Hard to keep that edge of horror over the death of another human being when it was surrounded by so much tedious scutwork. 2003, Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter:
   • Everyone on a team must pull their fair share of scutwork if the team is to succeed. 2000, Harvey Robbins, Michael Finley, The New Why Teams Don't Work: What Goes Wrong and How to Make It Right:

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Translations (1)

nl rotwerk (tedious tasks)