Etymology

saikang warrior

Today it means: Someone who is always assigned or forced to do unpleasant tasks. Full definition →

Hokkien 屎工
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  1. Hokkien · derived from屎工“undesirable, menial tasks”
  2. English todaysaikang warrior

From Hokkien 屎工 (sái-kang, “undesirable, menial tasks”, literally “shit jobs”) + warrior.

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