Shovel monkey

Originaly a name given to a building site labourer, the meaning of "Shovel monkey" has since expanded to include any unskilled worker.

Spike: Icould do with a coffee.

Sam: Get the Shovel monkey (Nick) to make one, he's just a cockerny twat anyway.

Shovel monkey by Beardyblob April 28, 2008

shovel monkey

n. Originally a person employed to dig small holes or move gravel from place to place but now used in an unflattering manner to describe office or retail workers on low rungs.

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If there's too many boxes to unpack just get a couple of shovel monkeys to help.

Really? Wow! I thought I was a shovel monkey.

You are, but today you can have some lesser shovel monkeys to boss around. No flicking feces at them though.

shovel monkey by gnostic1 September 16, 2011

Cock faced shovel monkey. 

Derogatory term to describe a person who is a jobsworth.

What do you mean I can't park there you Cock faced shovel monkey.

Cock faced shovel monkey. by Sam1200 April 24, 2008