Usually means: Tedious, unglamorous, and repetitive tasks.
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  1. donkey work: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. donkey-work, donkey-work, donkey work, the donkey work: Collins English Dictionary
  3. donkey work: Wiktionary
  4. donkey-work: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  5. donkey work: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. donkey work: Dictionary.com
  7. donkey-work: TheFreeDictionary.com

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. donkey work: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. donkey work: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (donkey work)

▸ noun:  (idiomatic) Work that is difficult, boring, and routine.

Similar:
donkeywork, daily grind, drudgery, donkey's, donkey, donk, donkey jacket, donkey's ears, daywork, dreich, more...

Opposite:
easy work, light work, simple task, effortless job

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Similar:
donkeywork, daily grind, drudgery, donkey's, donkey, donk, donkey jacket, donkey's ears, daywork, dreich, more...

Opposite:
easy work, light work, simple task, effortless job



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