cheese eating surrender monkeys 

The French, collectively, as a people.
From the Simpsons, said by groundskeeper willy when substituting for a french class,

Bonjour ya cheese-eating surrender monkeys!

cheese eating surrender monkeys by Subeej March 31, 2003

Cheese eating surrender monkeys 

In the singular usage it more generally refers to a person holding French citizenship. More specifically, to a Frenchman holding an opinion that is deemed (by the listener) as unsupportive - especially regarding foreign policy or military matters.

It refers to the supposed cultural habits of Frenchmen - cheese eating and surrendering when any slight agressive action is taken towards them or their country. It is considered perjorative in any sense.

No war in Iraq? What are they thinking, those damn Cheese eating surrender monkeys?

Cheese eating surrender monkeys by Bob Dobbs April 11, 2003

cheese eating surrender monkeys 

Ignoring all the other definitions linking the phrase to the simpsons.

The Phrase was originally used by an American General in WW2 to describe the French and did not magically spring to life during the mid 1990s.

Just to corrent all those who beleive everything they read on the web

"Looks Like We're Gonna Have To Save Those Bloody Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys Again"

cheese eating surrender monkeys by BobTheDog December 25, 2005

Cheese eating surrender Monkeys 

a frenchman, esp. soldier.

If France or the french and continental Europe had stood up to the Nazis, like Britain and Canada, rather than roll over like cheese eating surrender monkeys, then the war would've ended much earlier, saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of British, Canadian, Australian, American, and Russian soldiers.

We gave them freedom. They gave us body hair and Body odour.

Cheese eating surrender Monkeys by Doogie Robertson November 4, 2006

Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys 

A perjorative term for any French citizen. Only used by idiots who couldn't find France on a labelled world map.

Uh, yeah, uh, Hitler would be, like, dead now if the Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys had stood up to him in World War, uh, one...no, wait, that was two...yeah...oh, wait...he is dead now? Oh. Um.

Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys by Sadiesez June 2, 2010

cheese-eating surrender monkeys 

The French.

Originated by Groundskeeper Willie of the Simpsons. Popularized by Jonah Goldberg, National Review Online Editor-at-Large

"Bonjooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuurrrrr, ye cheese-eating surrender monkeys."

cheese-eating surrender monkeys by Baller-Ass Nigga July 7, 2003

cheese-eating surrender monkeys 

1. A reasonably entertaining epithet used in the Simpsons to describe the french.
2. Used by a plagiarist, a bore, an asshat, a neoconservative, a douchebag and/or a dickwad, as a weak attempt to appear smart; and an unoriginal way to describe the french.

Hi. I'm an asshat neoconservative dickwad bore. Those french over there are cheese-eating surrender monkeys. Aren't I smart?

cheese-eating surrender monkeys by moofmonkey November 25, 2003