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monkey /mungˈki/

noun (pl monkˈeys)
  1. Any mammal of the Primates except man and (usu) the anthropoid apes
  2. An ape
  3. A term of contempt, or of playful endearment, for a mischievous or badly-behaved child or person
  4. A lackey (informal)
  5. The falling weight of a pile-driver
  6. A large hammer for driving bolts
  7. 500 pounds, or dollars (slang)
  8. Anger (slang)
  9. An oppressive burden or habit, specif a drug addiction (US sl)
  10. Any of various kinds of container, esp for alcohol
  11. A sheep (obs Aust sl)
  12. A type of cannon (obsolete)
intransitive verb

(often with around) to meddle with anything, to fool

transitive verb

To mimic, ape

ORIGIN: Perh from MLGer moneke, connected with Sp and Port mono monkey

monkˈeyish adjective

monkˈeyism noun

Monkey-like behaviour

monkey bag noun

A small money bag, hung round the neck

monkey block noun

A small swivel-block, used to guide running rigging

monkey board noun

  1. A footboard behind a vehicle
  2. A high-level platform on an oil-derrick

monkey boat noun

A narrow, half-decked riverboat

monkey bread noun

The baobab tree or its fruit

monkey business noun

  1. Underhand dealings
  2. Mischievous behaviour

monkey engine noun

A pile-driving engine

monkey flower noun

A species of Mimulus

monkˈey-gaff noun (nautical)

A small gaff above the spanker gaff for the flag

monkˈey-gland noun

Ape's testicle, grafted experimentally on man (1920–30s) to effect rejuvenescence

monkˈey-grass noun

A coarse fibre from the leaf-stalks of Attalea funifera, used for brooms, etc

monkey hammer noun

A drop-press with a ram, which is raised and let drop freely

monkey jacket noun

A short close-fitting jacket

monkey jar noun

A water monkey

monkey nut noun

The peanut or ground-nut (genus Arachis)

monkey pod noun

The rain tree

monkey pot noun

The round-lidded outer shell of the sapucaia nut

monkey pump noun

A straw let through a gimlet-hole for sucking alcohol from a cask

monkey puzzle noun

A coniferous tree (Araucaria araucana) with close-set prickly leaves (also called Chile pine)

monkey rail noun

A light rail above the quarter-rail on a ship

monkey rope noun

  1. A forest creeper or liana
  2. A rope round a sailor's waist for working in a dangerous place

monkey run noun

A favourite place of parade and striking up of acquaintance

monkey shine noun (US sl)

A monkeyish trick

monkey suit noun (slang)

A man's evening suit

monkey's wedding noun (S Afr informal)

Simultaneous sunshine and light rain

monkey tail noun

A vertical scroll at the end of a hand-rail

monkey tricks noun

Mischief, pranks

monkey wheel noun

A tackle-block over which a hoisting-rope runs

monkey wrench noun

A wrench with a movable jaw, an adjustable spanner

have a monkey on one's back (informal)

  1. To be addicted to drugs
  2. To be burdened with a long-term problem

have or get one's monkey up (slang)

To be angry

make a monkey (out) of

To make a fool of

not to give a monkey's (vulgar sl)

Not to care, or be interested, at all

suck the monkey (slang)

  1. To drink from a cask through an inserted tube
  2. To drink rum, etc from a coconut
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