Monkey - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- one who is playfully mischievous (syn: imp, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag, scamp)
verb
- do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly (syn: muck about, potter, putter, tinker)
Extra examples
He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he?
...I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off....
I knew a window would soon get broken, with all those children monkeying around in the garden.
Somebody's been monkeying with my papers again.
Stop that, you little monkey!
Our teacher warned us not to try any monkey business while she was out of the room.
...the new nanny will not tolerate such monkey business from her charges...
The monkey has a prehensile tail.
The hoop-hoop-hoop of the large black-bodied monkey.
The monkey rattled the bars of his cage.
Did you like the bit about the monkey?
A baby monkey clasps its mother's fur tightly.
To be honest I don't give a monkey's what they do.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: monkey
he/she/it: monkeys
present participle: monkeying
past tense: monkeyed
past participle: monkeyed
singular: monkey
plural: monkeys
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