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Meaning of purple monkey dishwasher | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

a nonsense phrase used at the end of a chain in a game of Chinese whispers, or when conveying a message on behalf of another, or others

humorous

Examples

“And since the spring of 1995, no game of telephone has ended without some Simpsons-loving smart-ass dropping “purple monkey dishwasher” into the chain.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

purpureo- put 'em up put her there put him in to get him out put one's hand to the plough put one's legs under someone's mahogany