monkey bars

American  

plural noun

1. junglegym.

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Etymology

Origin of monkey bars

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Monkey bars, a sandbox, a slide, a track for riding bikes, a garden for adults who competed over who grew the best vegetables.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2018

Monkey bars, a sandbox, a slide, a track for riding bikes, a garden for adults who competed over who grew the best vegetables.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2018

Monkey bars may not look dangerous—but that’s exactly what makes them so insidious.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2012

I was six then, A little taller Than our dog Queenie, And I walked around The pink-colored Restrooms, past the Monkey bars and The train tracks.

From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto