by james mackelroy February 01, 2009
Someone who isn't qualified to make life or death decisions, but is still entrusted with the power to do so.
Plural: "monkeys-with-shotguns"
Plural: "monkeys-with-shotguns"
If humans gave up our willingness to speak with one-another, we'd be no better than monkeys-with-shotguns.
The incompetent judge who sentenced that infant to life in prison was such a monkey-with-a-shotgun
The incompetent judge who sentenced that infant to life in prison was such a monkey-with-a-shotgun
by IAmPseudonyMeRoar!!! December 11, 2018
a difficult or complicated situation. Something that is going to take a bit of work to resolve. The origin of this phrase is derived from urban monkeys in Southeast Asia who you definitely don't want to have anywhere near your house, as they have been known to break and enter, and trash the premises in no time flat looking for anything edible.
In referring to the BP oil spill in the Gulf, former President George Bush might have comments by saying , "You see here, what we got in the Gulf is whatcha call a messy monkey. It's gonna take a lot of effort to clean it up and it's gonna take some time to get that leak plugged.
by Mutha Jones June 01, 2010
Cocaine. Refers to the experiment where Monkeys were given a choice between actual food or cocaine. Turns out the Monkeys always chose the cocaine. In another experiment, Monkeys could push a button and receive cocaine. The monkeys would repeatedly push the button for more cocaine "Monkey Food".
by Mike B White January 19, 2007
a meal, almost certainly vegetarian and prepared by a Dyke Flatmate, that is so bland and depressing in its appearance that it could be compared to monkey food in a third rate, third world zoo.
by morningside4life October 17, 2009
Usually poor, lacking effort, desire or ability to improve their living conditions or economic status. A scrub monkey often haa a refrigerator in their yard along with broken lawn mowers, chickens and old bicycles, sometimes a rusted out 72 Camaro up on concrete blocks.
Those Scrub monkeys live on the county line in that run down trailer with all the junk in their yard.
by Spike BFMC 70 July 05, 2015
by sour_man_Noah August 19, 2020