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gruntwork

gruntwork is the alternative spelling of grunt work.

Meaning of grunt work

Noun

grunt work (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Work (especially that which is heavy, repetitive or mindless) that is considered undesirable and therefore delegated to underlings.
    • He plans to hire somebody to do the grunt work of digging the trenches for the pipes.

Questions about gruntwork

What is gruntwork the alternative spelling of?
Gruntwork is the alternative spelling of grunt work.

Words near gruntwork in the dictionary

  1. gruntometer
  2. gruntometers
  3. grunts
  4. gruntspeak
  5. gruntulous
  6. gruntwork
  7. grunty
  8. Grunwald
  9. Grunwalds
  10. Grupe
  11. grupero

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