Monkey

  • 31monkey — [[t]mʌ̱ŋki[/t]] monkeys 1) N COUNT A monkey is an animal with a long tail which lives in hot countries and climbs trees. 2) N COUNT: usu adj N (feelings) If you refer to a child as a monkey, you are saying in an affectionate way that he or she is …

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  • 32monkey —    1. (the) American    addiction to illegal narcotics    Probably from having a monkey on your back which you cannot shake off:     You think it s the monkey that s killing you. (Macdonald, 1971, writing of a heroin addict, not a zoo keeper)… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 33monkey — noun 1) Syn: simian, primate, ape 2) you little monkey! See rascal • make a monkey out of monkey with …

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  • 34monkey — n 1. simian, Inf. monk, chimpanzee, Inf. chimp, ape, Archaic. jackanapes; capuchin, lan gur, guenon, macaque, spider monkey, rhesus monkey, jacko; marmoset, grivet, hoolock, tota, chacma, tamarin; sapajou, marikina, mangabey, sagoin, guariba, lar …

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  • 35monkey —  1. See make a monkey, and toss, not give a monkey s.  2. £500.  3. get or put one s monkey up Anger one …

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  • 36monkey — See: GREASE MONKEY, MAKE A FOOL OF or MAKE A MONKEY OF …

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  • 37monkey — See: GREASE MONKEY, MAKE A FOOL OF or MAKE A MONKEY OF …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 38monkey — 1. noun /ˈmʌŋki/ a) Any of several members of the infra order Simiiformes of primates, generally smaller than the apes, and distinguished from them by having a tail and cheek pouches. Stop misbehaving, you little monkey! b) A mischievous child. 2 …

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  • 39monkey — Frenetic, often violent, usually reacting to something not understood. I wanted to tell him it was over, but I thought he d go monkey on me. OR I was teasing Phil s cat; which was funny until it went monkey on my face …

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  • 40monkey — Frenetic, often violent, usually reacting to something not understood. I wanted to tell him it was over, but I thought he d go monkey on me. OR I was teasing Phil s cat; which was funny until it went monkey on my face …

    Dictionary of american slang