scut work

Noun

scut work (uncountable)

1. Distasteful tasks.
   • This seems not to exhaust what is called dirty work, regardless of the synonym used (scut work, shit work) by workers themselves — either those actually engaged in the work or others who are lucky enough to escape it.1997, Anselm L. Strauss, Social Organization of Medical Work, page 250
   • Some residents, and even some nurses, expect medical students to do a substantial amount of scut work, much of it of the 3 am variety.1998, Robert H. Coombs, Surviving Medical School, page 104