英和和英

発音

• IPA: /ˈpeɪ.pɚˌwɝk/, /ˈpeɪ.pɚ.wɚk/

名詞

paperwork (uncountable)

1. Routine work involving written documents.

   do paperwork

2. Written documents.
3. (hyperbolic, also figurative) Excessive paperwork, busy work, red tape.
4. (US, prison slang) Court documents or pre-sentencing investigation reports detailing the prisoner's criminal history (usually in the context of discerning whether an inmate has been charged for sex-related offenses or is likely to be an informant).

   to have bad paperwork ― to be charged with sex-related offenses or to likely be an informant

同意語

• administrativia
• administrivia

参照

• “paperwork”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “paperwork” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025.

アナグラム

• workpaper