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monkey bars

monkey bars noun: a jungle gym.

monkey bars: a jungle gym
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Noun

monkey bars pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A jungle gym.
  2. (plural, plural-only) A row of bars, found on playgrounds, under which one hangs by the arms and crosses by brachiation (swinging between bars, legs dangling down).

Origin of monkey bars

Coined in 1955, in reference to the climbing habits of monkeys.

Questions about monkey bars

What does monkey bars mean?
Monkey bars means a jungle gym.
What part of speech is monkey bars?
Monkey bars is a noun.

Words near monkey bars in the dictionary

  1. monkey bags
  2. monkey ball
  3. monkey balls
  4. monkey barge
  5. monkey barges
  6. monkey bars
  7. monkey bike
  8. monkey bikes
  9. monkey bite
  10. monkey bites
  11. monkey block

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