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desk jockeys

desk jockeys is the plural of desk jockey.

Meaning of desk jockey

Noun

desk jockey (plural desk jockeys)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal) 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.

Questions about desk jockeys

What is desk jockeys the plural of?
Desk jockeys is the plural of desk jockey.

Words near desk jockeys in the dictionary

  1. desk drops
  2. desk fan
  3. desk job
  4. desk jobs
  5. desk jockey
  6. desk jockeys
  7. desk killer
  8. desk killers
  9. desk lamp
  10. desk lamps
  11. desk murderer

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