edA “flying monkey” narcissist is a term used to describe the people narcissists enlist to do their “dirty work” for them. These are people in a narcissist’s life who have no idea they are being manipulated and used as pawns in the narcissist’s manipulation game. Flying monkeys can be friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances – they mean no harm, but are unwittingly enlisted to do the narcissist’s bidding.
They might be asked to spy, relay messages, spread rumors or carry out other tasks that help the narcissist control or manipulate situations and people.