scutwork

or scut work

[ skuht-wurk ]

noun

, Informal.

1. menial, routine work, as that done by an underling:

   the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scutwork¹

1960–65; scut (< ?) + work

Example Sentences

His duties must eventually have included more than mere scutwork.

From Washington Post

Related Words

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