monkey business

Speech parts

1. monkey business - Noun

2. monkey business - Phrase

Meaning

mischievous or deceitful behavior

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

naughtiness fraud deception misconduct nonsense cheating treachery deceit mischief prank trickery dishonesty duplicity silliness guile
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Antonyms

justice legitimacy equity fairness decency impartiality
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Hypernyms

mischief devilry rascality shenanigan roguery deviltry

Examples

It has been suggested that an army of monkeys might be trained to pound typewriters at random in the hope that ultimately great works of literature would be produced. Using a coin for the same purpose may save feeding and training expenses and free the monkeys for other monkey business. William Feller

Workin' in the fillin' station - too many tasks. Wipe the windows - check the tires - check the oil - dollar gas! Too much monkey business. Too much monkey business. Don't want your botheration, get away, leave me! Too much monkey business for me! Chuck Berry

Chico's own piano composition "I'm Daffy over You" would be played again in their next feature film, Monkey Business, by Harpo on the harp. Source: Internet

Laurel (played by Marilyn Monroe ) flirting with Dr. Fulton (played by Cary Grant ) in the film Monkey Business Etymology The origin of the word flirt is obscure. Source: Internet

And we will check, so don't try any monkey business! Source: Internet

In high school, I continued to help ESL students (no monkey business) but also started tutoring kids in science and math. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

monkey business

Close letter words and terms

monkey boot monkey boy monkey bridge monkey butt monkey cap monkey dish