clock-punchingn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈklɒkˌpʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈklɑkˌpən(t)ʃɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, punching n.

Etymology: < clock n.¹ + punching n., after to punch the clock at punch v.¹ 9a.

A. n.

The action of clocking in and out of work (cf. to punch the clock at punch v.¹ 9a). Hence: dull, monotonous work which requires little skill or mental effort; (also) a perfunctory approach to working, whereby tasks are performed merely to comply with routine or duty. Also as a modifier.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > servile or menial work

thrall-workc1175

drudgery1548

slavery1551

journey-work1614

drudgery work1632

slave work1808

hackwork1824

dog's work1847

dog work1850

grind1851

daily grind1853

slave work1916

donkey-work1920

clock-punching1929

legwork1942

shitwork1958

kyeyo1996

1900 Sunday Mail (Moline, Illinois) 17 June About 125 employes of the Moline Wagon company held a meeting..to consider the clock-punching question.

1929 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 194/1 Sometimes it is only for a Sunday, when the human machine, fagged with a week of clock-punching.., recovers momentarily.

2014 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 19 Aug. Top technology workers generally avoid government... Its culture tends to reward clock-punching and box-ticking over innovation and risk.

B. adj.

1. Of a person: employed in dull, monotonous work that requires little skill or mental activity; (also) having a perfunctory approach to working, and performing tasks merely to comply with routine or duty.

ΚΠ

1916 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 16 Mar. (Editorial page) A person..who had educational insight enough to know the futility of time-serving, clock-punching pedagogs.

1945 Investig. Veterans' Admin. (U.S. House of Representatives, 79th Congress, 1st Sess.) iv. 1632 Under the present set-up Veterans' Administration doctors become clock-punching employees and settle into a rut.

2007 Irish Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. 20 The terms of the contract..will, however, prove attractive to clock-punching, detached, disengaged automatons whose ambition is levelled at achieving a reasonable monthly salary.

2. Of employment, a regime, etc.: entailing dull, monotonous work which requires little skill or mental effort, or is characterized by mundane routine.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [adjective] > low or menial

villainc1485

servile?1518

clock-punching1920

grunt1977

the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > lacking variety

humdrum1553

humdrumming1698

humdrummish1731

monotonous1774

samely1799

jog-trot1826

jog-jog1837

jog-trotty1853

same1891

clock-punching1920

monotone1926

samey1929

ho-hum1969

rumdum1973

1920 Advertising & Selling 1 May 10/2 Better fire the editor than..not give him a relatively free rein. Too much clock-punching routine will kill out his spirit.

1973 Anniston (Alabama) Star 25 Nov. 3 c/4 Cairnes likes his work. ‘There's no set pattern—it's not one of these clock punching jobs.’

2005 J. Apter Fornication (e-book ed.) The idea of some kind of mundane, clock-punching existence was almost enough to turn him back onto drugs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	clock-punching
释义	clock-punchingn.adj. Brit. /ˈklɒkˌpʌn(t)ʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈklɑkˌpən(t)ʃɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: clock n.¹, punching n. Etymology: < clock n.¹ + punching n., after to punch the clock at punch v.¹ 9a. A. n. The action of clocking in and out of work (cf. to punch the clock at punch v.¹ 9a). Hence: dull, monotonous work which requires little skill or mental effort; (also) a perfunctory approach to working, whereby tasks are performed merely to comply with routine or duty. Also as a modifier. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > servile or menial work thrall-workc1175 drudgery1548 slavery1551 journey-work1614 drudgery work1632 slave work1808 hackwork1824 dog's work1847 dog work1850 grind1851 daily grind1853 slave work1916 donkey-work1920 clock-punching1929 legwork1942 shitwork1958 kyeyo1996 1900 Sunday Mail (Moline, Illinois) 17 June About 125 employes of the Moline Wagon company held a meeting..to consider the clock-punching question. 1929 N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 194/1 Sometimes it is only for a Sunday, when the human machine, fagged with a week of clock-punching.., recovers momentarily. 2014 Salt Lake Tribune (Nexis) 19 Aug. Top technology workers generally avoid government... Its culture tends to reward clock-punching and box-ticking over innovation and risk. B. adj. 1. Of a person: employed in dull, monotonous work that requires little skill or mental activity; (also) having a perfunctory approach to working, and performing tasks merely to comply with routine or duty. ΚΠ 1916 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 16 Mar. (Editorial page) A person..who had educational insight enough to know the futility of time-serving, clock-punching pedagogs. 1945 Investig. Veterans' Admin. (U.S. House of Representatives, 79th Congress, 1st Sess.) iv. 1632 Under the present set-up Veterans' Administration doctors become clock-punching employees and settle into a rut. 2007 Irish Times (Nexis) 20 Apr. 20 The terms of the contract..will, however, prove attractive to clock-punching, detached, disengaged automatons whose ambition is levelled at achieving a reasonable monthly salary. 2. Of employment, a regime, etc.: entailing dull, monotonous work which requires little skill or mental effort, or is characterized by mundane routine. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [adjective] > low or menial villainc1485 servile?1518 clock-punching1920 grunt1977 the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [adjective] > wearisome or tedious > lacking variety humdrum1553 humdrumming1698 humdrummish1731 monotonous1774 samely1799 jog-trot1826 jog-jog1837 jog-trotty1853 same1891 clock-punching1920 monotone1926 samey1929 ho-hum1969 rumdum1973 1920 Advertising & Selling 1 May 10/2 Better fire the editor than..not give him a relatively free rein. Too much clock-punching routine will kill out his spirit. 1973 Anniston (Alabama) Star 25 Nov. 3 c/4 Cairnes likes his work. ‘There's no set pattern—it's not one of these clock punching jobs.’ 2005 J. Apter Fornication (e-book ed.) The idea of some kind of mundane, clock-punching existence was almost enough to turn him back onto drugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1900
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