wet work
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See also: wetwork
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Calque of Russian мо́крое де́ло (mókroje délo).
Noun[edit]
- (euphemistic) Covert assassination performed by government operatives.
- Joe: Victoria was the best wet work operator the Agency ever had.
Woman 1: What does that mean?
Victoria: I killed people, dearie.
- From the motion picture RED
- Joe: Victoria was the best wet work operator the Agency ever had.
- (by extension) Work within a gang or organization that involves killing or attacking people, for assassination or intimidation.
- 2009, Dana Stabenow, Whisper to the Blood, →ISBN, page 132:
- He had also done a lot of Louis Deems' wet work, especially when it came to intimidating juries.
- Cleaning tasks that involve scrubbing with cleansers.
- 2011, Autumn Stephens, Roar Softly and Carry a Great Lipstick, →ISBN:
- Most of the time I clean with A.J. or another coworker, who vacuums while I do the wet work—bathrooms and kitchens.
Translations[edit]
covert assassination
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