wet work
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Work within a gang or organization that involves killing or attacking people, for assassination or intimidation.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Joe: Victoria was the best wet work operator the Agency ever had. Woman 1: What does that mean? Victoria: I killed people, dearie."
- "He had also done a lot of Louis Deems' wet work, especially when it came to intimidating juries."
- "Most of the time I clean with A.J. or another coworker, who vacuums while I do the wet work—bathrooms and kitchens."