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exposition monkey

A character in a story or play who is there not for his/her character development or role in the story, but solely for the purpose of providing exposition to the audience.
Any time two minor characters in a Shakespearean play have a conversation not about themselves, but about others. Examples are found in Macbeth (2.4, 3.6), where the exposition monkey is the Old Man (and sometimes Ross); Merchant of Venice (2.8, first half of 3.1), where the exposition monkey is Solanio, Salarino, and Salerio. Some television characters serve this function as well as being regular characters. For example, Donna Moss on The West Wing.
by Smushey February 10, 2013
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freight monkey

One who performs manual labor in material handling, dockworkers, loaders, pickers and packers stockers, shippers and receivers.
He's just a freight monkey.

Get some freight monkeys over here to unload this truck
by slipsheet October 31, 2004
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Gang monkey

Weird lonely people on cord who've never experienced the nice refreshing feeling of touching grass. Gang monkeys include crashers,retards screaming nigger in a black cat and people who cloud chase on cord and people who think they though shit because they be "doxxing/swatting" niggas
Discordian: what's a gang monkey?
Discordian#2: horrendous people, you don't ever wanna meet them bro
by Owner of 303 October 23, 2023
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Accounts Monkey

Somebody in a dead-end role that the careers adviser informed you would be great, but in fact is picking up up crap after (supposedly) senior staff and means a lifetime of pushing paper around pointlessly.
(In discussion between managers) "Who can we get to do this amazingly menial and pointless job?"
"Pass it to the Accounts Monkey, he's such a loser"
by Christophopopolous June 25, 2007
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Monkey Funk

A term to be used in place of the cuss word "shit"
by alynmo May 15, 2010
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shing monkey

someone who is just doing dumb/stupid things and acts stupid.
Wow, Galen is such a shing monkey
by Dave's World March 10, 2017
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IT Dust Monkey

An IT manager, IT technician or IT support officer who uses air cans to clear filthy dust out of dirty old PC's, thus contaminating the office air for all non-IT staff to have to inhale.
Kevin the IT Dust Monkey says
"This laptop is over-heating, I think it's because of dust contamination around the CPU and cooling fans. I am going to use my magic air cans to remove the dust."

Nigel says
"That's not healthy". That means you and your colleagues are going to have to inhale filthy dust full of skin cells, dust mites, pet hair, micro-organisms and general filth. Can't you keep a vacuum cleaner close by - at a sufficient distance to prevent causing static but close enough to capture the disturbed dust, do it outdoors or in a well ventilated area?"

Kevin says, in typical IT Dust Monkey style - nothing - and caries on spraying dust all over the office.
by CheekyChappy November 23, 2011
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