trudgery - truhdge-ary(noun)
the state or condition one feels after getting a two, or two and a half hour sleep,
and then going to school,
working to stay awake through the classes,
grocery shopping and carrying the groceries home through the snowy unshoveled sidewalks.
The detached, stone-faced, heavily-laden, walk-of-misery required to move from parking to check-in, thru TSA, ground transportation, eventually ending at the gate of departure.
No, they're not zombies. They are the beleaguered sea of modern-day-travelers, doing the airport trudge.
"To Trudge: the slow weary depressing yet determined walk of a man (or woman) who has nothing left in his (or her) life except the impulse to simply soldier on." (Chaucer, "A Knight's Tale")
The exhaustingexperience of trudging through piles of snow to get to where you need to go. Trudgery is highly effortful and has a negative effect on mood. Unplowed sidewalks, heavy bags, early mornings, severe winds, and non-waterproof footwear can all heighten one's sense of trudgery.
"Ugh, two feet of snow fell last night, and I had to get to class by 8:30am. The sidewalks were a mess. I'm exhausted; it was complete trudgery."
The most badass guy ever, and hard as nails in rocks tied to sheets of solid metal. Physics doesn't apply to him, even though he teaches it. Never mess with Trudelle.
The person in a crowd or concert who lies on the ground and weaves in between people's feet, in order to get to the front of the crowd, whilst also getting covered in mud.