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May 5, 2015 · Πίθηκος and μαιμού are the same. The difference is that the former is more formal and "proper", while the latter is more colloquial and oral, used in children's talk etc. You won't find μαϊμού in a scientific or legal text. The Greek Wikipedia gives: Πίθηκος=ape and μαιμού= monkey. S.
Sep 27, 2005 · Sep 27, 2005. #2. 4faces said: Hi all, Regarding the word "monkey", 1. When you are upset with someone and want to call him names, would you call him "a monkey?" 2. Does the word connote racism, or can "calling someone a monkey" be construed as a racial slur against any particular racial group?
Oct 7, 2007 · Oct 8, 2007. #3. 'Monkey pack him rizla pon the sweet dep line'. This is a play on the lyrics of the "The clapping song" a 60s R&B song by Shirley Ellis: "The monkey chew tobacco on the streetcar line". This version is in Jamaican patois (this is a reggae song). Dep is the name of the band's (UB40) record label, Rizla is a brand of cigarette ...
May 27, 2009 · Missouri Valley. English. May 27, 2009. #3. Hmmm...to me it would mean more like..."child proof" in the sense of a place where all dangerous objects or substances have been removed to where even a monkey couldn't get himself into trouble. O.
Aug 5, 2011 · Aug 5, 2011. #3. This is a monkey wrench. Like a fork or a spoon, there is no "left-handed" or "right-handed" version. As a result, it is a common practical joke to play on a gullible person to ask them for a "left-handed wrench" or other appropriate tool ("left-handed screwdriver," etc.). A person who would fall for such a joke is gullible ...
Chongqing. Chinese,Cantonese,Sichuan dialect. Feb 26, 2019. #9. You little ripper! said: If you asked him to tell you English words that describe the noises/sounds a monkey makes (instead of simply imitating the noises) he might say: grunting, squeaking, chattering, screeching etc.. Thanks a lot, Little Ripper.
français France ♂. Sep 20, 2009. #9. ici. a monkey on your back : a serious problem that you cannot forget When you know you have to do everything perfectly, it puts a giant monkey on your back. Usage notes: also used in the form get the monkey off your back (to end a problem): By winning the championship, this team has finally got the ...
Jun 9, 2010 · Spain. English, UK. Jun 9, 2010. #2. A sensible person never gets involved/ commits adultery with the sexual "partner" of another person. To monkey with = to mess around with/interfere with/ tamper with. More or less one of the ten commandments from Moses' tablets: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife: E.
Well, if you want to analyze it, "monkey" could be a literal or figurative name in this context. By figurative, I mean that it might be an animal's name, like a spider monkey or a whale shark. So it would be el pájaro mono (the monkey bird). Or literally, it might be a genetic mix between a monkey and a bird.
Apr 19, 2007 · Apr 19, 2007. #3. The full expression is to throw a monkey wrench into the works. A monkey wrench is called a "spanner" in BE, and the BE equivalent is " a spanner in the works ". "The works" means the gears, levers, and the like that make a machine operate. If a mechanic dropped his monkey wrench/spanner into the machine while adjusting it, he ...
