shitwork

Thân thiện

The intern is stuck doing all the shitwork in the office.

Definition

Noun: * Menial, unpleasant, or tedious tasks: "Shitwork" refers to trivial, unrewarding, and often dirty or disagreeable chores or duties that are considered low-status or undesirable.

Usage

"Shitwork" is a vulgar slang term. It is used to describe tasks that are necessary but seen as demeaning, boring, or physically unpleasant. It is informal and can be considered offensive in many contexts.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The new interns were assigned all the shitwork, like filing and making coffee.
  • After the party, I was stuck with the shitwork of cleaning up.
  • He quit the job because he was tired of doing shitwork for low pay.

Advanced Usage

• The term often implies a power dynamic, where the "shitwork" is delegated to those with the least authority or status in a group or organization.
• It can be used figuratively for any tedious mental task, not just physical chores.
  • Proofreading these hundreds of pages is pure shitwork.

Variants and Related Words

• Scut work (noun): A slightly less vulgar, though still informal, synonym with the same meaning. Often used in professional contexts like hospitals.
  • Medical students often have to do a lot of scut work.

Synonyms

• Drudgery
• Grunt work
• Menial labor
• Chore
• Tedium

Antonyms

• Skilled work
• Rewarding task
• Prestigious duty

Học thuật

Noun

1. trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores
   • the hospital hired him to do scut work

Từ đồng nghĩa

• scut work