Know your terms: Flying Monkeys

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Flying monkeys (popular psychology)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_monkeys_(popular_psychology)

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Flying monkeys[1] is a term used in popular psychology, mainly in the context of narcissistic abuse,[2] to describe people who act on behalf of a narcissist towards a third party, usually for an abusive purpose (e.g. a smear campaign).[3][4] The phrase has also been used to refer to people who act on behalf of a psychopath, for a similar purpose.[5][6] The term is not formally used in medical practice or teaching. The term is from the winged monkeys used by the Wicked Witch of the West in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (and the subsequent films based on it) to carry out evil deeds on her behalf.[6][7] Abuse by proxy (or proxy abuse) is a closely related or synonymous concept.[3][8]

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Example:

If Republicans aquit, they do so because they are with or are afraid of threats (political, social or violent) from Trump's flying monkeys around the country.

[SergeStorms]

1. I thought...

they were Trump's flying monkeys. I guess I have my signals crossed.

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3. I said "with or afraid of threats (political, social or violent) from Trump's

flying monkeys".

[SergeStorms]

4. Its difficult to keep them straight.

Trump has so many shit-beasts flying out of his ass I can't keep them straight anymore.

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7. I know it.

[Bucky]

2. "I understood that reference"

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6. My tweet is so we can all communicate in memes quickly. I was guessing

most would understand the description on the DU. For those for whom it is not known, an apt description belongs here.

[Bayard]

5. Hum....

I don't see it that way (see reference below). I think of it in terms of--Don't Piss Me Off!

[roamer65]

8. Mike Malloy always called them the "Flying Monkey right".

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9. I like it.

[RainCaster]

10. I was thinking of a totally different monkey context...

Flying butt monkeys -
"monkeys might fly out of my butt"

Popularized by the 1992 film Wayne's World. Likely a variation on pigs might fly.

Phrase
monkeys might fly out of my butt

(Canada, US, slang, vulgar) A response to a situation that one thinks has no chance of ever occurring.
‘I am sure he'll pay you back tomorrow.’ ‘Yeah right, and monkeys might fly out of my butt.’

Synonym
pigs might fly

Stolen liberally from Wiktionary

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11. Well we have to clear it up.

[UTUSN]

12. I've been torn when I use it because in the movie they repented.