monkey businessn.

Brit.

/ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈməŋki ˌbɪznᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Bengali lexical item. Etymons: monkey n., business n.

Etymology: < monkey n. + business n., probably after Bengali bãdrāmi. Compare modern Sanskrit vānara-karman ( < vānara monkey + karman action, work, employment), Hindi vānara-karma.

colloquial.

Mischief, trickery; fooling around. Cf. monkey v. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > antic

toy?1518

antics1570

murlimewes1583

monkey trick1653

dido1807

monkey work1830

monkeyshinec1832

monkey business1835

rannygazoo1896

1835 Examiner 15 Feb. 105 The English Tories have insisted upon stirring up these questions... It remains for the juste milieu..to consider whether they will not quash this ‘monkey business’, by hauling down the rag of offence.

1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem I. lxv. 249 The Native Indian term for the supreme of folly, is ‘monkey business’.

1883 G. W. Peck Peck's Bad Boy 109 There must be no monkey business going on.

1934 C. Day Lewis Hope for Poetry vi. 29 A pandemonium of slogans, national anthems, headlines..manifestos, monkey business.

1972 ‘H. Carmichael’ Naked to Grave vi. 79 Because I've seen her talking with one of the neighbours isn't to say there was any monkey-business between them.

1996 Sugar June 112/2 If you're up to monkey business, be extra cautious—you could get caught out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monkey business
释义	monkey businessn. Brit. /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznᵻs/, U.S. /ˈməŋki ˌbɪznᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Bengali lexical item. Etymons: monkey n., business n. Etymology: < monkey n. + business n., probably after Bengali bãdrāmi. Compare modern Sanskrit vānara-karman ( < vānara monkey + karman action, work, employment), Hindi vānara-karma. colloquial. Mischief, trickery; fooling around. Cf. monkey v. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > absurdity, incongruity > [noun] > antic toy?1518 antics1570 murlimewes1583 monkey trick1653 dido1807 monkey work1830 monkeyshinec1832 monkey business1835 rannygazoo1896 1835 Examiner 15 Feb. 105 The English Tories have insisted upon stirring up these questions... It remains for the juste milieu..to consider whether they will not quash this ‘monkey business’, by hauling down the rag of offence. 1858 T. P. Thompson Audi Alteram Partem I. lxv. 249 The Native Indian term for the supreme of folly, is ‘monkey business’. 1883 G. W. Peck Peck's Bad Boy 109 There must be no monkey business going on. 1934 C. Day Lewis Hope for Poetry vi. 29 A pandemonium of slogans, national anthems, headlines..manifestos, monkey business. 1972 ‘H. Carmichael’ Naked to Grave vi. 79 Because I've seen her talking with one of the neighbours isn't to say there was any monkey-business between them. 1996 Sugar June 112/2 If you're up to monkey business, be extra cautious—you could get caught out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1835
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