"monkey hanger" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkey hangers [plural]
Etymology: Citizens of Hartlepool are alleged to have thought that a monkey which washed up onto the beach by the town during the Napoleonic wars was a French spy, and to have hanged it accordingly. Head templates: {{en-noun}} monkey hanger (plural monkey hangers)
  1. (Teesside, Northumbria, offensive) A person from Hartlepool. Wikipedia link: Monkey hanger Tags: Northumbria, Teesside, offensive

Inflected forms

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