Meaning of scut work | Babel Free

Definitions

Distasteful tasks.

uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“Some residents, and even some nurses, expect medical students to do a substantial amount of scut work, much of it of the 3 am variety.”

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