winged monkeys

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Etymology[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

winged monkeys pl (plural only)

  1. (plural only, chiefly ironic or humorous) Ominous pawns of evil forces.

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