First published 2014

daily grindnoun

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What does the noun daily grind mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun daily grind. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the noun daily grind?

About 0.08occurrences per million words in modern written English

1850	0.0031
1860	0.0047
1870	0.0075
1880	0.014
1890	0.023
1900	0.033
1910	0.041
1920	0.046
1930	0.05
1940	0.054
1950	0.054
1960	0.054
1970	0.063
1980	0.073
1990	0.078
2000	0.087
2010	0.097

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Where does the noun daily grind come from?

Earliest known use

1850s

The earliest known use of the noun daily grind is in the 1850s.

OED's earliest evidence for daily grind is from 1853, in Illustrated London News.

Nearby entries

daikon, n.1872–
Dail Eireann, n.1919–
dailiness, n.1565–
daily, adj. & n.Old English–
daily, adv.1416–
daily bread, n.1526–
daily-breader, n.1872–
daily breadliness, n.1863
daily double, n.1930–
daily dozen, n.1918–
daily grind, n.1853–
daily life, n.1516–
daily waiter, n.1519–
daimen, adj.1786–
daimio, n.1839–
daimiote, n.1870–
daimon, n.1852–
daimonic, adj.1903–
dain, n.a1400–1846
dain, adj.?1507–1888
dain, v.a1400–1592

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Entry history for daily grind, n.

Originally published as part of the entry for daily, adj. & n.

daily grind, n. was first published in 2014.

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Nearby entries

daikon, n.1872–
Dail Eireann, n.1919–
dailiness, n.1565–
daily, adj. & n.Old English–
daily, adv.1416–
daily bread, n.1526–
daily-breader, n.1872–
daily breadliness, n.1863
daily double, n.1930–
daily dozen, n.1918–
daily grind, n.1853–
daily life, n.1516–
daily waiter, n.1519–
daimen, adj.1786–
daimio, n.1839–
daimiote, n.1870–
daimon, n.1852–
daimonic, adj.1903–
dain, n.a1400–1846
dain, adj.?1507–1888
dain, v.a1400–1592

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