cheese-eating surrender monkeys

English

Etymology

Coined on the TV show The Simpsons in 1995.

Noun

cheese-eating surrender monkeys pl (plural only)

  1. (humorous, derogatory) The French people.
    • 2005, Stephen Chan, Out of Evil: New International Politics and Old Doctrines of War, →ISBN, page 134:
      IN PRAISE OF CHEESE-EATING SURRENDER MONKEYS OR WASHINGTON FUNDAMENTALISTS VS PARISIAN MONKEYS
    • 2005, Julie Powell, Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen, →ISBN, page 178:
      It's all about the “French Paradox,” that much-publicized puzzle of how French people eat all that fatty food and drink tons of wine, yet still manage to be svelte and sophisticated, not to mention cheese-eating surrender monkeys.
    • 2008, Sara Paretsky, Bleeding Kansas, →ISBN, page 170:
      Maybe it's their French blood. If it is, we sure don't need cheese-eating surrender monkeys in the Kaw River Valley!

Usage notes

Usually considered to be a plurale tantum.

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