winged monkeys
winged monkeys · winged monkeyses
Ominous pawns of evil forcesOminous pawns of evil forces.
Meaning
1 senses(humorous, ironic, plural, plural only)Ominous pawns of evil forces.
Origin
Metaphorical reference to the literal winged monkeys that appear as the minions of the WicMetaphorical 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.
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Forms
plural: winged monkeyses| Singular | winged monkeys |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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