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Meaning & Definition of Monkey in English

English

Monkey

/məŋki/

noun

1. Any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

synonym:
  • monkey

2. One who is playfully mischievous

synonym:
  • imp,
  • scamp,
  • monkey,
  • rascal,
  • rapscallion,
  • scalawag,
  • scallywag

verb

1. Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

  • "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
  • "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
synonym:
  • tamper,
  • fiddle,
  • monkey

2. Do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

  • "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
synonym:
  • putter,
  • mess around,
  • potter,
  • tinker,
  • monkey,
  • monkey around,
  • muck about,
  • muck around

Examples of using

I'm not talking to you, I am talking to the monkey.
I'm just about to whack you on the ears with a spoon, you monkey.
The monkey rode on the colt.