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monkeys in the middle

monkeys in the middle is the plural of monkey in the middle.

Meaning of monkey in the middle

Noun

monkey in the middle (countable and uncountable, plural monkeys in the middle)

  1. (uncountable, children's games) A children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player.
  2. (countable) The third player in that game.
  3. (broadly, countable, figuratively) A middleman, particularly in a difficult spot or situation.

Questions about monkeys in the middle

What is monkeys in the middle the plural of?
Monkeys in the middle is the plural of monkey in the middle.

Words near monkeys in the middle in the dictionary

  1. monkeyruns
  2. monkeys
  3. monkeys about
  4. monkeys around
  5. monkeys humping a football
  6. monkeys in the middle
  7. monkeys in the woodpile
  8. monkeys might fly out of my butt
  9. monkeys on a stick
  10. monkeys up
  11. monkeys' parade

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