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scutwork

American  
[skuht-wurk] / ˈskʌtˌwɜrk /
Or scut work

noun

Informal.

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

    the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.

Etymology

Origin of scutwork

1960–65; scut (< ?) + work

Example Sentences

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But AI’s ability to reduce scutwork is one reason his role looks more like sales and marketing than accounting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Staring at pickled spiders through a microscope might seem like scutwork, but it’s a delight for arachnologists.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Too many seem personally affronted by the kinds of scutwork and drudgery that were just called “life” when I was coming up.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2021

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