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Meaning of monkey in the woodpile | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Synonym of nigger in the woodpile.

euphemistic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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