| monkey business n. Slang Silly, mischievous, or deceitful acts or behavior. |
monkey business
n
Informal mischievous, suspect, dishonest, or meddlesome behaviour or acts
monkey business - A transfer of the tricks of monkeys to human behavior.
See also related terms for monkeys.
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| 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 business
noun
1. 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 business
Translations
monkey business n monkey tricks npl (fam) → scherzi mpl
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