desk jockey
desk jockey noun: one who spends their time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with an ultimate goal or a practical consequence.
Noun
desk jockey (plural desk jockeys)
- One who spends their time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with an ultimate goal or a practical consequence.
- The production manager was annoyed because some desk jockey in the main office reassigned her staff without even consulting her.
Forms of desk jockey
| plural | desk jockeys |
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Origin of desk jockey
Blend of desk + disc jockey.
Questions about desk jockey
- What does desk jockey mean?
- Desk jockey means one who spends their time seated at a desk; especially one who is more concerned with procedure, paperwork, or administration than with an ultimate goal or a practical consequence.
- What part of speech is desk jockey?
- Desk jockey is a noun.
- What is the plural of desk jockey?
- The plural of desk jockey is desk jockeys.
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