Slog

nounShop talkShop Slang

A tedious, physically demanding, and highly repetitive task.

A phase of a project that requires brute force, endurance, and long hours with very little visible progress. Slogs usually involve heavy manual labor, such as hand-digging trenches, grinding welds, or moving bulk materials.

Heard on the job

Stripping the old epoxy off this concrete floor is going to be a massive slog.

Also heard as

  • grind