scut
IPA: skˈʌt
noun
- (obsolete) A hare; (hunting, also figuratively) a hare as the game in a hunt.
- A short, erect tail, as of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- (by extension) The buttocks or rump; also, the female pudenda, the vulva.
- (chiefly Ireland, colloquial) A contemptible person.
- (attributively) Distasteful work; drudgery
- (medicine, slang) Some menial procedure left for a doctor or medical student to complete, sometimes for training purposes.
verb
- (intransitive, originally Cumbria, East Anglia, Yorkshire) To scamper off.
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Examples of "scut" in Sentences
- The young apprentice was tasked with collecting scut work, such as fetching coffee and making copies
- The office manager was tired of being assigned scut tasks by their boss
- She felt frustrated by the constant scut jobs that no one else wanted to do
- The interns were given scut assignments to test their willingness to take on menial tasks
- He grumbled as he was stuck with scut duty once again, feeling like his talents were being wasted
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