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script monkey

script monkey noun: an operator at a call center who works entirely from a script and is therefore unable to help with any problems for which no script exists.

Noun

script monkey (plural script monkeys)

  1. (slang) An operator at a call center who works entirely from a script and is therefore unable to help with any problems for which no script exists.
  2. (slang) A hacker who has no talent other than for using other people's scripts.

Forms of script monkey

pluralscript monkeys

Questions about script monkey

What does script monkey mean?
Script monkey means an operator at a call center who works entirely from a script and is therefore unable to help with any problems for which no script exists.
What part of speech is script monkey?
Script monkey is a noun.
What is the plural of script monkey?
The plural of script monkey is script monkeys.

Words near script monkey in the dictionary

  1. script editors
  2. script fill
  3. script kiddie
  4. script kiddies
  5. script kiddy
  6. script monkey
  7. script monkeys
  8. script out
  9. script supervisor
  10. script supervisors
  11. scripta continua

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