grunt work

noun Slang.
work that is repetitious, often physically exhausting, and boring.
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grunt work definition


and shit work
  1. n.
    hard, menial labor; tedious work. (Work that a lesser person ought to be doing.) : Who is supposed to do the grunt work around here? Not me! , Why am I always doing the shit work?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Grunt work is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example sentences
He/she is also willing to dig in and do grunt work tasks which eventually will
  be performed by lower level employees.
They also do a fair amount of grunt work for the club.
Most volunteer vacations charge participants for the chance to do grunt work
  without pay.
The high-stress position involves mostly grunt work, but it's a means to an end.
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