Shitwork
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shitwork is a noun meaning (derogatory) Work of low status or yielding little satisfaction.
Meaning
(derogatory) Work of low status or yielding little satisfaction.
More Meanings
- (computing, especially GNOME) Tasks which could be done automatically by software but which the software forces the user to do manually.
Example Sentences
Now it was real detective shitwork.
Mop again. Check the drop again. Clean the floor again. Fill the manger again. Shitwork.
GM paid us a tidy income and we did the shitwork. No one was holding a gun to anyone's head.
He's a Chicano. He's an American citizen but he comes from a Mexican family. That's why he has to do the same shitwork we do.
Synonyms for shitwork
Depending on context, synonyms include gruntwork, bitchwork.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bitchwork, saltworks, scut, slopwork, scutwork, crapola.
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