Meanings
- CanadaUSslangvulgarA response to a suggested situation that one thinks has no chance of ever occurring.
‘I am sure he'll pay you back tomorrow.’ ‘Yeah right, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.’
Synonyms: pigs might fly
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseA response to a suggested situation that one thinks has no chance of ever occurring.
Origin
Popularized by the 1992 film Wayne's World. Likely a variation on pigs might fly.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
monkeys might fly out of my butt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkeys%20might%20fly%20out%20of%20my%20butt
“monkeys might fly out of my butt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkeys%20might%20fly%20out%20of%20my%20butt. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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