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donkey-work

don·key-work
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dong-kee, dawng-, duhng- wurk]
    • /ˈdɒŋ ki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ- wɜrk/
    • /ˈdɒŋ.ki wɜːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dong-kee, dawng-, duhng- wurk]
    • /ˈdɒŋ ki, ˈdɔŋ-, ˈdʌŋ- wɜrk/

Definition of donkey-work word

  • noun donkey-work Informal. tedious, repetitious work; drudgery. 1
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Origin of donkey-work

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Donkey-work

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Donkey-work

donkey-work popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for donkey-work

noun donkey-work

  • dirty work — disagreeable, often tedious tasks.
  • grunt work — work that is repetitious, often physically exhausting, and boring.
  • shitwork — bad work; tedious, badly-paid work
All 3 Synonyms of donkey-work

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