monkey-paradev.
/ˈmʌŋkɪpəˌreɪd/, U.S. /ˈməŋkipəˌreɪd/ colloquial (depreciative). rare.
intransitive. To take part in an evening promenade of young people (see monkey parade n.).
ΚΠ
1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey iv. 183 Elderly citizens have been protesting against this practice of promenading on Sunday nights [in Bradford]. They have always been disgusted by the sight of young people monkey-parading in this fashion.
Derivatives
ˈmonkey-parading n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > flirtation or coquetry > [noun] > promenade for purposes of flirtation > act of
monkey-parading1934
1934 J. B. Priestley Eng. Journey iv. 185 A Sabbatarian town of this kind, which could offer its young folk nothing on Sunday night but a choice between monkey-parading and dubious pubs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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