laborlore

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noun

Folk elements of the lives of workers.

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Meanings

nounlaborlore (uncountable)
  1. uncountableFolk elements of the lives of workers.

    Returning to college at 40, he began studying what he called laborlore: the work songs, slang, craft techniques and tales that helped to define the trade unions and create a sense of group identity.

    2009 March 29, William Grimes, “Archie Green, 91, Union Activist and Folklorist, Dies”, in New York Times

Origin

From labor + lore.

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APA

laborlore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laborlore

MLA

“laborlore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laborlore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laborlore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laborlore.

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