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.

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Meanings

nounscript monkey (plural script monkeys)

plural script monkeys

  1. slangAn 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. slangcomputingA hacker who has no talent other than for using other people's scripts.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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