sweat-shop



sweat-shop

n. a workplace where employees work long hours for low pay in poor conditions. The bank manager is unfair! I’ve been a teller in this sweat-shop for thirteen years, and I’ve never had a new carpet in my office.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Giuliettajoo-LYET-tahItalian
Lakshmana-Hinduism
MÁRtuska-Hungarian
Pelagiape-LAHG-yah (Polish)Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Jurij-Slovene, Sorbian
Rudi-German, Hungarian