monkey in the woodpile

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monkey in the woodpile

noun monkeys in the woodpile

  1. euphemistic Synonym of nigger in the woodpile. The monkey in the woodpile here is the 2.75 rocket, a very costly item, which didn't even enter into these other dollar projections at all but for which we are spending in these 2 years alone $ 400 million, just that one item.

    Similar: nigger in the woodpile

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@misc{monkey_in_the_woodpile_2026,
  title = {monkey in the woodpile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monkey%20in%20the%20woodpile},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}