English Explanatory Dictionary

winged monkeys

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ominous pawns of evil forces.

Word forms

winged monkeys

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.

Synonyms

flying monkeys
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