donkey work

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donkey work

noun donkey-work · donkeywork

idiomatic, uncountable Work that is difficult, boring, and routine. Why does everyone else get the interesting work while I have to do all the donkey work, and even the company's dirty work?

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noun hard, boring, routine work

Ελληνικά	αγγαρεία angareía

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@misc{donkey_work_2026,
  title = {donkey work},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/donkey%20work},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}