MONKEYSHINES

Meaning of MONKEYSHINES in English

■ plural noun informal North American term for monkey tricks .

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MONKEYSHINES — mon ‧ key ‧ shines /ˈmʌŋkiʃaɪnz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] American English old-fashioned informal silly tricks or jokes
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MONKEYSHINES — (американизм) (разговорное) шутливая выходка; штучки, фокусы - I won't stand any * я не потерплю никаких штучек (американизм) (разговорное) темные …
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MONKEYSHINES — = monkey business 2
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MONKEYSHINES — (n) подозрительное поведение; сомнительные штучки; фокусы; штучки; шутливая выходка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MONKEYSHINES — (a) темные дела
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
MONKEYSHINES — = monkey business 2
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MONKEYSHINES — = monkey business 2
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MONKEYSHINES — n pl AmE infml I never was somebody to insinuate any monkeyshines went on between him and her — Если они …
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MONKEYSHINES — n pl AmE infml I never was somebody to insinuate any monkeyshines went on between him and her — Если …
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MONKEYSHINES — monkeyshines n pl AmE infml I never was somebody to insinuate any monkeyshines went on between him and her Если …
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MONKEYSHINES — I never was somebody to insinuate any monkeyshines went on between him and her — Если они и занимались какими-то …
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MONKEYSHINES — (американизм) (разговорное) шутливая выходка; штучки, фокусы - I won't stand any * я не потерплю никаких штучек (американизм) (разговорное) темные …
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MONKEYSHINE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a mischievous or questionable trick or prank : a piece of monkey business — usually used in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISAPPROVE — “+ verb Etymology: dis- (I) + approve (I) transitive verb 1. obsolete : disprove 2. : to pass unfavorable judgment …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOMFOOLERY — /tom'fooh"leuh ree/ , n. , pl. tomfooleries . 1. foolish or silly behavior; tomfoolishness. 2. a silly act, matter, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEYSHINE — /mung"kee shuyn'/ , n. Usually, monkeyshines . a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business. [ 1820-30; MONKEY + SHINE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONKEY TRICKS — (British Slang) naughty and mischievous behavior; monkeyshines, mischievous pranks (Slang)
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TRICK — Synonyms and related words : ability, accomplishment, ace, action, ad hoc measure, affectation, airy nothing, alibi, anchor watch, answer, antic, …
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TOMFOOLERY — Synonyms and related words : antic, balderdash, baloney, banter, blatherskite, buffoonery, caper, claptrap, clownishness, foolery, fooling, frolic, harlequinade, hogwash, horseplay, …
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PRANK — Synonyms and related words : adorn, antic, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, caper, caprice, color, conceit, dandify, deck, deck out, …
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NONSENSE
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MISCHIEF — Synonyms and related words : Discordia, Eris, abomination, atrocity, bad, bad boy, badness, bane, bankruptcy, befoulment, blight, booger, breakage, breakdown, …
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HORSEPLAY — Synonyms and related words : badness, banter, buffoonery, clownishness, discourtesy, disorder, disorderliness, disorderly conduct, disruption, disruptiveness, foolery, fooling, frowned-upon behavior, …
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FROLIC
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FOOLING
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FOOLERY — Synonyms and related words : Parthian shot, asininity, back answer, banter, battiness, brainlessness, buffoonery, caustic remark, clownishness, comeback, crack, crackpottedness, …
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CAPER — Synonyms and related words : antic, beam, bob, bounce, burglary, capriole, caracole, carol, carry on, cavort, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, …
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BUFFOONERY — Synonyms and related words : acting, asininity, banter, battiness, brainlessness, business, characterization, clownishness, crackpottedness, crankiness, craziness, daffiness, desipience, eccentricity, fatuity, …
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BANTER — Synonyms and related words : backchat, badinage, beard, blandish, blarney, booing, brave, buffoonery, cajole, catcalling, chaff, chaffing, challenge, chitchat, clownishness, …
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ANTIC
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