slogfest

English

Etymology

From slog +‎ -fest.

Noun

slogfest (plural slogfests)

1. (informal) An activity or event characterized by a long duration and an exhausting, wearisome perception by its participants.
   • 1967, Donald Barr Chidsey, The War in the North: An Informal History of the American Revolution in and near Canada, Crown Publishers, page 134:

     "Whatever the reason, he took the land route; and it was hard going, a slogfest."

   • 2004, Layne Cameron, The Geocaching Handbook, The Globe Pequot Press, page 74:

     "Inexperienced people and kids may appreciate moderate weather, easy terrain, and an easy first find rather than an all-day slogfest that doesn't locate the cache until dusk—or not at all—and leaves everyone drenched to the bone."

   • 2007, Suzanne Girard Eberle, Endurance Sports Nutrition, 2nd edition, Human Kinetics Publishers, pages 233–34:

     "An otherwise challenging and fun endurance endeavor can dissolve into a slog fest or worse, a never-ending nightmare."

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