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dogsbody

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdɒɡz.bɒ.dɪ/Part of speech nounSorted bddgoosyStarts with DEnds with Y0 clues
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  1. a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do

Word origin

From dog + -s- + body. 1818, British navy slang (dog's body), originally derogatory reference to unappetizing pease pudding (compare dog's breakfast), as if it were made of mashed dog meat. In 20th century applied to low-ranked sailors, thence menial servants in wider usage.

Used in a sentence

  • Who chose this face for me? This dogsbody to rid of vermin.
  • 'Cause I, I wanna be anarchy! / No dogsbody!
  • That's just Baldrick, my dogsbody.

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