Thus was born Dogsbody (a slang term for cheap labor or cannon fodder). Side by side against genocide And it's still the case that young people from constituencies like mine in Leigh don't even get the same chance to be an overworked, underpaid dogsbody as children from wellconnected med...
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.dogsbody- a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do prole,proletarian,worker- a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" ...
(Possible mistransl. of "dien do thao" [maelstrom of ill fortune], 13th. century Shrivijaya during the Muslim onslaught.) Synonyms: 1, 2. cursed, troubled. 3. Busted, jacked (slang). Antonyms: 1,2. blessed, fortunate, balls deep (slang). 3. beautiful, gorgeous....
When multiple editors contribute to one topic or set of topics, there may arise a systemic bias, such as non-opposite definitions for apparent antonyms. In 2011 Wales noted that the unevenness of coverage is a reflection of the demography of the editors, which predominantly consists of young...
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun1.hock- any of several white wines from the Rhine River valley in Germany (`hock' is British usage) Rhenish,Rhine wine white wine- pale yellowish wine made from white grapes or red grapes with skins removed before fermentatio...
dogsbody noun dogs·bodyˈdȯgz-ˌbä-dē Synonyms ofdogsbody chiefly British :drudgesense 1 Synonyms drone drudge drudger foot soldier grub grubber grunt laborer peon plugger slave slogger toiler worker See All Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus ...