Meanings
nounwinged monkeys pl (plural only)
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOminous pawns of evil forces.
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Origin
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.
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winged monkeys. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winged%20monkeys
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“winged monkeys.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winged%20monkeys. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “winged monkeys,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/winged%20monkeys.
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