Meanings
nounscutwork (uncountable)
alternative scut work
- uncountableTasks that are tedious and monotonous or trivial and menial, usually inherent in the operations of a larger project.
Everyone on a team must pull their fair share of scutwork if the team is to succeed.
2000, Harvey Robbins, Michael Finley, The New Why Teams Don't Work: What Goes Wrong and How to Make It Right1 more example
Hard to keep that edge of horror over the death of another human being when it was surrounded by so much tedious scutwork.
2003, Julia Spencer-Fleming, In the Bleak Midwinter
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From scut + work; see scut (“contemptible person”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch rotwerk
- rotwerktedious tasks
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scutwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scutwork
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Chicago
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