monkey bag

noun

A sailor's small money bag, worn around the neck.

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Meanings

nounmonkey bag (plural monkey bags)

plural monkey bags

  1. historicalslangnauticalA sailor's small money bag, worn around the neck.
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APA

monkey bag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20bag

MLA

“monkey bag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20bag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey bag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey%20bag.

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