Slumpmonkey

(noun), pertaining to an individual employed for the express purpose of testing the physical properties of fresh concrete. This is a generally derogatory term, used in the construction industry to describe construction special inspectors, and implies a lack of sophistication and experience with such work.

Construction Superintendent: "We've got concrete to pour and the damned slumpmonkey is holding us up."

Experienced concrete inspector to trainee: "Don't talk back to me, you're just a damned slumpmonkey."

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