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What's the American equivalent of 'dogsbody'?
I'm not sure if there's any American slang word for that. I wonder if 'dogsbody' is understood in the states? I like how this word sounds.
Sep 18, 2010 2:13 PM
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Oh, I just read the comment on what you were looking for here. Here is my answer:
A grunt
A fiddler
A tinkerer
A hack
A hacker
A rag picker
A novice (nice, friendly - a beginner)
A good for nothing (derogatory)
A slacker (generally not-employed but my be)
A blue collar worker (no degree required for employment)
A Hic (southern / derogatory)
A slave
A work-a-day Joe.
September 18, 2010
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A gofer [ goes to do this and that]
September 19, 2010
A dogsbody, or less commonly dog robber in the Royal Navy, is a junior officer, or more generally someone who does drudge work. A rough American equivalent would be a "gofer", "scutpuppy", or "grunt".
I got that from Wikipedia, so it must be correct, eh?
September 18, 2010
Deleted because I chose to post again, sorry.
September 18, 2010
grunt.
September 18, 2010
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