Flying monkeys (popular psychology)
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Flying monkeys is a phrase sometimes used in popular psychology to describe people who are acting at the behest of another to control a targeted individual. It is a metaphor taken from the Wizard of Oz wherein the Wicked Witch of the West used winged monkeys to carry out evil deeds on her behalf.[1][2][3]
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- ^ Lindsay Dodgson (1 March 2017). "7 psychological phrases to know if you're dating a narcissist". Business Insider. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Jack, Claire (2020-10-07). "Are You a Narcissist's Flying Monkey?". Psychology Today. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ^ Hammond, Christine (2019-07-04). "Narcissists and Their Flying Monkeys". Psych Central. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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