lengthychore

noun
UK /ˈlɛŋθi tʃɔː/
US /ˈlɛŋθi tʃɔːr/

A lengthychore is a boring job that takes a very long time to finish.

Cleaning the whole garage was a lengthychore that took all afternoon.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A duty that feels endless because it is so repetitive.

Folding laundry for the whole family felt like a lengthychore.

3. A slow, tiring piece of work that tests your patience.

Weeding the garden turned into a lengthychore on that hot day.

4. Any job that stretches on longer than expected.

The homework assignment became a lengthychore when the computer crashed.