monkey motionn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌməʊʃn/, U.S.

/ˈməŋki ˌmoʊʃ(ə)n/

Forms: see monkey n. and motion n.; also U.S. regional 1800s monkey moshin, 1900s– monkey-moshun.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., motion n.

Etymology: < monkey n. + motion n.

1. A monkey-like gesture or facial expression. Frequently in plural.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > derisive gesture > [noun]

middle finger1562

fig1579

fico1596

stork's bill1616

snook1791

finger-snap1821

monkey motion1845

to give (a person) the finger1874

finger-click1897

two fingers1971

1845 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Capt. Simon Suggs xii. 143 Then the old feller made monkey moshins to let me know twas to be a sham sale.

1890 Cent. Mag. Dec. 292/2 ‘Oh, I do wisht you'd go on,’ she cried; ‘them men'll shorely ketch you ef you keep on a-stayin' here a-winkin' an' a-gwine on makin' monkey motions.’

1926 E. M. Kelly Monkey-motions in Pict. Rev. Oct. 77/1 I ack monkey-moshuns, too-ra-loo; I ack monkey-moshuns, so I do. I ack 'em good, and dat's a fack; I ack 'em jis' like dem monkeys ack.

1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) He can't even control a class. The children are noisy and some even make monkey-motion while he's talking to them.

2. Military slang. In plural: physical exercises or drill. Cf. monkey drill n. 1. Now rare.

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society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > type of drill or training

sham fight1598

field exercise1616

martinet1677

field evolutions1789

foot drill1795

goose-step1806

war-game1828

rope drill1833

field training1836

repetition training1859

skeleton drill1876

drill-down1889

Beast Barracks1896

basic training1898

monkey motion1909

assault course1915

TEWT1942

workup1971

Taceval1977

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 177/1 Monkey motions (Military), extension drill. Used satirically by the men in reference to the manoeuvres of this really droll drill.

1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 77/2 Monkey motions, Swedish drill; from the monkey-like movements carried out by those performing it.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monkey motion
释义	monkey motionn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌməʊʃn/, U.S. /ˈməŋki ˌmoʊʃ(ə)n/ Forms: see monkey n. and motion n.; also U.S. regional 1800s monkey moshin, 1900s– monkey-moshun. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: monkey n., motion n. Etymology: < monkey n. + motion n. 1. A monkey-like gesture or facial expression. Frequently in plural. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > gesturing or gesture > derisive gesture > [noun] middle finger1562 fig1579 fico1596 stork's bill1616 snook1791 finger-snap1821 monkey motion1845 to give (a person) the finger1874 finger-click1897 two fingers1971 1845 J. J. Hooper Some Adventures Capt. Simon Suggs xii. 143 Then the old feller made monkey moshins to let me know twas to be a sham sale. 1890 Cent. Mag. Dec. 292/2 ‘Oh, I do wisht you'd go on,’ she cried; ‘them men'll shorely ketch you ef you keep on a-stayin' here a-winkin' an' a-gwine on makin' monkey motions.’ 1926 E. M. Kelly Monkey-motions in Pict. Rev. Oct. 77/1 I ack monkey-moshuns, too-ra-loo; I ack monkey-moshuns, so I do. I ack 'em good, and dat's a fack; I ack 'em jis' like dem monkeys ack. 1996 R. Allsopp Dict. Caribbean Eng. Usage (at cited word) He can't even control a class. The children are noisy and some even make monkey-motion while he's talking to them. 2. Military slang. In plural: physical exercises or drill. Cf. monkey drill n. 1. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > drill or training > [noun] > type of drill or training sham fight1598 field exercise1616 martinet1677 field evolutions1789 foot drill1795 goose-step1806 war-game1828 rope drill1833 field training1836 repetition training1859 skeleton drill1876 drill-down1889 Beast Barracks1896 basic training1898 monkey motion1909 assault course1915 TEWT1942 workup1971 Taceval1977 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 177/1 Monkey motions (Military), extension drill. Used satirically by the men in reference to the manoeuvres of this really droll drill. 1962 W. Granville Dict. Sailors' Slang 77/2 Monkey motions, Swedish drill; from the monkey-like movements carried out by those performing it. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1845
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