Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monkey in the woodpile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: mon-key in the -wood-pile
IPA

37

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of nigger in the woodpile.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

monkeys in the woodpile (plural)

Synonyms

nigger in the woodpile

Questions

What does monkey in the woodpile mean?: Synonym of nigger in the woodpile.

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