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monkey business
monkey businessn. Slang Silly, mischievous, or deceitful acts or behavior.monkey business n informal mischievous, suspect, dishonest, or meddlesome behaviour or acts mon′key busi`ness
n. 1. frivolous or mischievous behavior. 2. improper or underhanded conduct; trickery. [1880–85, Amer.] monkey business - A transfer of the tricks of monkeys to human behavior.See also related terms for monkeys.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  monkey business - mischievous or deceitful behavior mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others |
monkey businessnoun1. mischief, carry-on (informal, chiefly Brit.), clowning, pranks, shenanigans (informal), skylarking (informal), horseplay, tomfoolery, monkey tricks In bed by nine, and no monkey business.2. dishonesty, trickery, skulduggery (informal), chicanery, hanky-panky (informal), funny business cold-blooded expertise and political monkey businessTranslationsmonkey (ˈmaŋki) noun1. an animal of the type most like man, especially those which are small and have long tails (ie not the apes). 猴子 猴子2. a mischievous child. Their son is a little monkey. 淘氣的小孩 淘气的小孩 verb (especially with with) to meddle or interfere. Who's been monkeying (about) with the television set? 干涉 瞎弄monkey business mishievous or illegal happenings etc. 胡鬧，不法情事 胡闹monkey nutpeanutmonkey business
monkey businessSilly or roguish behavior. If you keep up this monkey business, you're going to have detention next week, too!See also: business, monkeymonkey business and funny businesssilliness; dishonest tricks. That's enough monkey business. Now, settle down. Stop the funny business. This is serious!See also: business, monkeymonkey businessSilly, mischievous, or deceitful conduct, as in The teacher told the children to cut out the monkey business and get to work, or I don't trust that lawyer-there's some monkey business going on. This expression transfers the tricks of monkeys to human behavior. [Late 1800s] See also: business, monkeymonkey business INFORMALIf you talk about monkey business, you mean dishonest activities. We know there was a lot of monkey business with counting ballots in the previous election.See also: business, monkeyˈmonkey business (informal) dishonest or silly behaviour: There’s money missing from the office and it’s not the first time it’s happened. I think there’s some monkey business going on. ♢ That’s enough monkey business. Let’s get down to more serious matters. This is a meeting, not a party.See also: business, monkeymonkey business and funny business n. silliness; dishonest tricks. That’s enough monkey business. Now, settle down. Stop the funny business and get to work! See also: business, monkeymonkey businessTricks; underhanded goings-on. This term, which transfers the mischievous, sly actions of monkeys to human beings, began to be used in the 1880s. It may have been a replacement for monkeyshines, which originated in the United States about 1820 and meant mischievous tricks. Today we generally use “monkey business” to mean more nefarious activities.See also: business, monkeyEncyclopediaSeemonkeyFinancialSeeMonkeymonkey business
Synonyms for monkey businessnoun mischiefSynonyms- mischief
- carry-on
- clowning
- pranks
- shenanigans
- skylarking
- horseplay
- tomfoolery
- monkey tricks
noun dishonestySynonyms- dishonesty
- trickery
- skulduggery
- chicanery
- hanky-panky
- funny business
Words related to monkey businessnoun mischievous or deceitful behaviorRelated Words- mischief
- mischief-making
- devilment
- roguery
- shenanigan
- roguishness
- devilry
- deviltry
- mischievousness
- rascality
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