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DEFINITION OF: Filipino Monkey

Filipino Monkey Filipino Monkey is the term for unofficial, unidentified maritime radio transmissions that are meant to harass, disrupt and aggravate official maritime communications. The term Filipino Monkey can be both the term for the communications and also the person making the transmissions, as in, "it must be a Filipino Monkey making those transmissions." Because of the anonymity of radio transmissions, it is almost impossible to identify the culprits making the transmissions. The culprits could be anyone, from persons operating under state-sponsorship to bored radio operators passing the time.