A fork of Rural Dictionary
A "monkeys paw" is when you're taking a shower and you're out of wash cloths Once you get to washing your ass, you soap up your hand and get down there to clean it all out with that soapy bare hand. You're then left with a clean ass but in return, no matter how much you clean that hand, it feels dirty for the rest of the day.
I cant eat tacos today, I gave myself a Monkey's paw this morning and I forgot which hand it was.
You wish for, let's say $200. You get it, but you also get a thermonuclear bomb set to explode in 3 seconds at the same time.
Person 1: Mr. White wished for $1000. The next day, his son died in a factory accident and he got $1000 as compensation.
Person 2: That's a monkey's paw wish.