monkey bars
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of monkey bars
First recorded in 1950–55
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At the bottom, few public playgrounds these days feature seesaws or monkey bars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
It’s been open more than nine years, but the brightly painted red and yellow slides and monkey bars are still sleek and shiny, and the padded rubber tiles feel springy underfoot.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2024
Helena said she particularly enjoyed monkey bars when the "frame is wobbly", because that is when it is more "challenging".
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
This one includes a rock-climbing wall, monkey bars, a wood ladder, a Swedish slide and a swing rope.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
There were, I noticed, half a dozen other pasty, middle-aged men who liked to gather around the monkey bars, and together we formed a small but decidedly creepy community.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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