Definition of monkeyshines in English:
monkeyshines
plural nounˈmʌŋkɪʃʌɪnzˈməŋkiˌʃaɪnz
North American informal Mischievous behaviour.
British term monkey tricks
Example sentencesExamples
- It seems they are permanently angry at each other for having extramarital monkeyshines.
- As its stands now, there's too much monkeyshines, and not enough pure monkey enjoyment to even care.
- Onto this stage is rolled a triangular cage for the important prison scenes, the widely spaced bars forming a jungle gym for the captives to perform their monkeyshines on.
- Once a school gets known for off-court monkeyshines and low academic standards, that reputation becomes a recruiting tool.
- The cinematic monkeyshines underscore the various triumphs and tribulations that derive from a lifetime in pursuit of physical pleasure alone.
- It turns out all the monkeyshines are some rich woman's fault.
Definition of monkeyshines in US English:
monkeyshines
plural nounˈməŋkiˌʃaɪnzˈməNGkēˌSHīnz
North American informal Mischievous behavior.
Example sentencesExamples
- Once a school gets known for off-court monkeyshines and low academic standards, that reputation becomes a recruiting tool.
- It turns out all the monkeyshines are some rich woman's fault.
- It seems they are permanently angry at each other for having extramarital monkeyshines.
- As its stands now, there's too much monkeyshines, and not enough pure monkey enjoyment to even care.
- The cinematic monkeyshines underscore the various triumphs and tribulations that derive from a lifetime in pursuit of physical pleasure alone.
- Onto this stage is rolled a triangular cage for the important prison scenes, the widely spaced bars forming a jungle gym for the captives to perform their monkeyshines on.