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winged monkeys

noun

winged monkeys

noun

Etymology 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.

1

Humorous, Ironic Ominous pawns of evil forces.

Synonyms
flying monkeys

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.