monkey in the woodpile
English
editNoun
editmonkey in the woodpile (plural monkeys in the woodpile)
- (euphemistic) Synonym of nigger in the woodpile
- 1965, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, Proposal to Realign the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve Forces (page 60)
- 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.
- 1965, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services. Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee, Proposal to Realign the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve Forces (page 60)