wetwork

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A form of wet work — A covert assassination performed by government operatives.

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Meanings

nounwetwork (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of wet work.

    Some little task — some wetwork you'd rather hire out than do yourself?

    2004, John Dalmas, The Second Coming
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    From the very beginning, when he and Dewey had conceived the consortium and the operation that would make wetwork history, he had planned to be present...

    1997, Robert Littell, Walking back the cat

    Once upon a time, Wilcox had been reluctant to take wetwork assignments, national security be damned. But he had been married then.

    2001, Christopher Golden, Rick Hautala, Brain Trust

Origin

From wet + work.

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APA

wetwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetwork

MLA

“wetwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wetwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wetwork.

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