cheese monkey

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Meaning · English

Synonym of cheese-eating surrender monkey.

Register: derogatory, humorous, slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

> Ahem, I'm not French ;-) Darn, right you're not! You used to be a pure cheese monkey. Now, you're simply pure spud.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “cheese monkey” mean?

Synonym of cheese-eating surrender monkey.

Is “cheese monkey” formal or informal?

cheese monkey is generally derogatory, humorous, slang.