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winged monkeys

winged monkeys noun: ominous pawns of evil forces.

Noun

winged monkeys pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, ironic, plural, plural-only) Ominous pawns of evil forces.
    Synonyms:
    flying monkeys

Synonyms of winged monkeys

Origin of winged monkeys

Metaphorical reference to the literal winged monkeys that appear as the minions of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1900 children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: winged + monkeys.

Questions about winged monkeys

What does winged monkeys mean?
Winged monkeys means ominous pawns of evil forces.
What part of speech is winged monkeys?
Winged monkeys is a noun.

Words near winged monkeys in the dictionary

  1. Wingecarribee
  2. winged
  3. winged bean
  4. winged beans
  5. winged it
  6. winged monkeys
  7. winged pea
  8. winged peas
  9. winged rat
  10. winged rats
  11. winged T

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