Monkey
Monkey verb - Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly.
Plug
Plug verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.
Usage example: plugged away at solving the math problem
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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At one point, a sea monkey pulled a plug at the bottom of the ocean, which ended up draining the entire universe in order to get away from her.
Source: Implacable Man -
The solution was to plug a hypnotised monkey into the pump and turning its tail.
Source: Moon Logic Puzzle -
Butt Monkey: Oddly, Plug seems to be both this and Morality Pet for Sentou and Arresta, at the same time.
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Plug and Monkey. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/monkey/plug
Monkey & Plug. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/monkey/plug>.
Plug or Monkey. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/monkey/plug.
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