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monkey business
noun
: playful tricks or jokes
: illegal or improper activity or behavior
Full Definition of MONKEY BUSINESS
: shenanigan 2 <didn't try any monkey business when the boss was away>
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First Known Use of MONKEY BUSINESS
1835
Related to MONKEY BUSINESS
- Synonyms
- buffoonery, clownery, clowning, foolery, high jinks (also hijinks), horsing around, horseplay, monkeying, monkeyshine(s), roughhouse, roughhousing, shenanigan(s), skylarking, slapstick, tomfoolery
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