drudgery

[ druhj-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural drudg·er·ies.

1. menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work.

drudgery

/ ˈdrʌdʒərɪ /

noun

1. hard, menial, and monotonous work

Word History and Origins

Origin of drudgery¹

First recorded in 1540–50; drudge + -ery

Example Sentences

It was just so funny to switch gears and go into academia and hear just the day-to-day drudgery of being on campus and see the little signs of, “Don’t heat broccoli in the microwave, it stinks up the whole office.”

From Los Angeles Times

Desperate for a break from office drudgery but scared of not making ends meet?

From BBC

"What Oasis do is simple, and I don’t mean that in a bad way, it's songs of escapism and going off and doing your own thing and being free of the drudgery of daily life and work, but done in a simple, slightly raucous, singalong way."

From BBC

And also: Fertility was highly socially valued; more children meant more community respect, a higher chance that a husband remained faithful, and more status in a family with plural marriage; and children offered young mothers a chance to break from the drudgery and intense physical labor of everyday life and engage in play and acts of love and caregiving.

From Slate

However, while Ms Teevan will long remember that specific work meeting, for most of us such gatherings with colleagues can be drudgery.

From BBC