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Around here, Ratboys are known among local bands and stagehands for their Midwestern kindness and good humor, with calloused hands from doing the work.
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Santa seemed deeply exhausted, and his calloused fingers were evidence.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The men are gruff union steel workers with calloused hands and traditional names like Gino and Adelmo, but since our family hails from Northern Italy, everyone has blue eyes and fair hair.
—Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 29 Jan. 2026
Santa seemed deeply exhausted, and his calloused fingers were evidence.
—Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 4 Jan. 2026
Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns.
—Time Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
The men are gruff union steel workers with calloused hands and traditional names like Gino and Adelmo, but since our family hails from Northern Italy, everyone has blue eyes and fair hair.
—Rachel Linden, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Calloused.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calloused. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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