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    monkey business
    /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/

    noun

    • 1. mischievous or deceitful behaviour: informal "she wasn't going to have any monkey business where the reputation of her only daughter was concerned"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › monkey-businessMONKEY BUSINESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    behaviour that is not acceptable or is dishonest: The teacher suspected that there had been some monkey business going on while she was out of the room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive. diddle. feint. flannel. funny business. game-fixing. grifter. gull. gyp

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › monkey businessMonkey business Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MONKEY BUSINESS is shenanigan. How to use monkey business in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › monkey-businessMONKEY BUSINESS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    behavior that is not acceptable or is dishonest: The teacher suspected that there had been some monkey business going on while she was out of the room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle. bilk. blackmail. deceive. diddle. feint. flannel. funny business. game-fixing. grifter. gull.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › monkey businessMonkey business - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Monkey business is one of those animal idioms that make a lot of sense — just picture a rascally monkey stealing the hat off your head and running away. The phrase first came into use around the start of the twentieth century, possibly from the earlier term monkeyshines , which had the same meaning.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › monkey-businessMONKEY BUSINESS definition and meaning | Collins English ...

    noun. 1. frivolous or mischievous behavior. 2. improper or underhanded conduct; trickery. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1880–85, Amer.] Word Frequency. monkey business. dishonest or unacceptable behaviour.

  7. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › monkey+businessMonkey business - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    monkey business. Tricks; underhanded goings-on. This term, which transfers the mischievous, sly actions of monkeys to human beings, began to be used in the 1880s. It may have been a replacement for monkeyshines, which originated in the United States about 1820 and meant mischievous tricks.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › monkey-businessMONKEY BUSINESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Monkey business definition: frivolous or mischievous behavior.. See examples of MONKEY BUSINESS used in a sentence.