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porch monkeys

porch monkeys is the plural of porch monkey.

Meaning of porch monkey

Noun

porch monkey (plural porch monkeys)

  1. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A lazy black person.
    • "[W]e are concerned that outright harassment such as being called nigger, jungle bunny, porch monkey, boy, son, etc., is occurring entirely too much."1983 January 14, “Racial incidents, declining sales sour Volkswagen dream”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, page 6

Questions about porch monkeys

What is porch monkeys the plural of?
Porch monkeys is the plural of porch monkey.

Words near porch monkeys in the dictionary

  1. Porcellis
  2. Porcello
  3. Porcellos
  4. porch
  5. porch monkey
  6. porch monkeys
  7. porch piracy
  8. porch pirate
  9. porch pirates
  10. porch swing
  11. porch swings

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