"cheese-eating surrender monkey" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-cheese‐eating surrender monkey.oga [US] Forms: cheese-eating surrender monkeys [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American television writer and producer Ken Keeler in 1995, for the television series The Simpsons. Etymology templates: {{coin|en|Q1339527|in=1995|nobycat=1}} Coined by American television writer and producer Ken Keeler in 1995 Head templates: {{en-noun|head=cheese-eating surrender monkey}} cheese-eating surrender monkey (plural cheese-eating surrender monkeys)
  1. (slang, derogatory, humorous) A French person. Wikipedia link: The Simpsons, cheese-eating surrender monkeys Tags: derogatory, humorous, slang Categories (topical): People, The Simpsons Categories (place): France Derived forms: cheese monkey, surrender monkey
    Sense id: en-cheese-eating_surrender_monkey-en-noun-kDrs1fAD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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