phone monkey

noun

A receptionist or secretary charged with receiving or vetting phone calls.

Meanings

nounphone monkey (plural phone monkeys)

plural phone monkeys

  1. derogatoryslangA receptionist or secretary charged with receiving or vetting phone calls.
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APA

phone monkey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phone%20monkey

MLA

“phone monkey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phone%20monkey. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phone monkey,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phone%20monkey.

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