cheese-eating surrender monkey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A French person.

Pronunciation

En-us-cheese‐eating surrender monkey.oga

Word forms

cheese-eating surrender monkey cheese-eating surrender monkeys

Etymology

Coined by American television writer and producer Ken Keeler in 1995, for the television series The Simpsons. Derived from the stereotype of the French being quick to surrender and the fact that cheese is a delicacy in France.

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