"cheese monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-cheese monkey.ogg [Australia] Forms: cheese monkeys [plural]
Etymology: From cheese-eating surrender monkey, a term coined in a 1995 episode of The Simpsons. Etymology templates: {{m|en|cheese-eating surrender monkey}} cheese-eating surrender monkey Head templates: {{en-noun}} cheese monkey (plural cheese monkeys)
  1. (slang, derogatory, humorous, uncommon) A French person. Wikipedia link: The Simpsons Tags: derogatory, humorous, slang, uncommon Categories (topical): People, The Simpsons Categories (place): France

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