civil serpent

civil serpent

An unhelpful or otherwise disagreeable bureaucrat. A humorous play on the phrase "civil servant"; serpents are typically depicted as evil or villainous. I can't deal with any more civil serpents—they just keep sending me from office to office.See also: civil, serpent

civil serpent

n. a civil servant. You have no idea the kinds of things “civil serpents” have to put up with. See also: civil, serpent