"monkey in the woodpile" meaning in All languages combined

See monkey in the woodpile on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: monkeys in the woodpile [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|monkeys in the woodpile}} monkey in the woodpile (plural monkeys in the woodpile)
  1. (euphemistic) Synonym of nigger in the woodpile Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: nigger in the woodpile [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-monkey_in_the_woodpile-en-noun-7ZINongx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The monkey in the woodpile here is the 2.75 rocket, a very costly item, which didn't even enter into these other dollar projections at all but for which we are spending in these 2 years alone $ 400 million, just that one item."
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