monkey
IPA: mˈʌŋki
noun
- (properly) A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.
- (inexact, sometimes proscribed) Any simian primate other than hominids, any monkey or ape.
- (figurative, generally derogatory) A human considered to resemble monkeys in some way, including:
- (informal, sometimes offensive) A naughty or mischievous person, especially a child.
- (slang) The person in the motorcycle sidecar in sidecar racing.
- (derogatory) Synonym of idiot: a person of minimal intelligence.
- (derogatory) Synonym of uggo: an unattractive person, especially one whose face supposedly resembles a monkey's.
- (slang, derogatory) Synonym of puppet: a person dancing to another's tune, a person controlled or directed by another.
- (slang, usually derogatory) A menial employee who does a repetitive job supposedly requiring minimal intelligence.
- (slang, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A black, a black person.
- (historical) A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.
- (slang, nautical) The vessel in which a mess receives its full allowance of grog.
- The weight of a pile driver or drop hammer.
- A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering.
- (slang) Synonym of five hundred, especially (Britain) 500 pounds sterling or (US, dated) 500 dollars.
- (blackjack) Synonym of face card.
- (slang) A person's temper, said to be "up" when they are angry.
- (slang) A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion.
- Everybody's got something to hide except for me and my monkey.
- (dance) A dance popularized by Major Lance in 1963, now usually only its upper-body dance move involving exaggerated drumming motions.
- The ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
verb
- (intransitive, informal) To meddle; to mess (with).
- (transitive) To mimic; to ape.
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Examples of "monkey" in Sentences
- So Abu the monkey is the start of the zombie virus??
- Five-eighth Jamie Lyon had played in last year's loss and the 2001 premiership defeat with Parramatta and was happy to get his title monkey off his back.
- This coupled with the other case where someone referred to Michelle Obama's ancestors as a monkey is the reason why the GOP is losing minorities big time.
- After a few minutes the little neighbor girl saw it from her side of the wall and started screaming and yelling *little monkey, little monkey* and it ran away.
- Not only was it marginally better for them mentally and physically, it would give them some fresh perspective on their work, a break from what I call the monkey house.
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