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- Dictionarymon·key·shines/ˈməNGkēˌSHīnz/
plural
- 1. mischievous behavior. informal North American
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noun. mon· key· shine ˈməŋ-kē-ˌshīn. Synonyms of monkeyshine. : mischievous or playful activity : prank usually used in plural. grew tired of all the monkeyshines in his classroom. Synonyms. buffoonery. clownery. clowning. foolery. high jinks. hijinks. horseplay. horsing around. monkey business. monkeying. roughhouse. roughhousing. shenanigan (s)
First recorded in 1820–30; monkey + shine 1 (in the sense of “a foolish prank”) Monkeyshine definition: a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business. . See examples of MONKEYSHINE used in a sentence.
noun. Informal. a mischievous or playful trick, joke, or prank. usually used in pl. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. monkeyshine in American English. (ˈmʌŋkiˌʃain) noun. (usually monkeyshines) a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
Definition of monkeyshine. 1. as in hijinks. usually monkeyshines plural wildly playful or mischievous behavior hockey players who are known for their monkeyshines on and off the ice. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. hijinks. buffoonery. horseplay. monkey business. clownery. clowning. monkeying. skylarking. tomfoolery. playfulness. sporting.
Apr 2, 2024 · monkeyshine (plural monkeyshines) A puerile prank or trick. Synonyms: mischief, buffoonery, tomfoolery, monkeyism, shenanigan
A mischievous or playful trick, joke, or prank. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: antic. caper. trick. prank. lark. shenanigan. joke. frolic. Often used in plural: antic. Other Word Forms of Monkeyshine. Noun. Singular: monkeyshine. Plural: monkeyshines. roosmalens-dwarf-marmoset. capucine. monkey-boy. caparro. monkey tail tree.
Define monkeyshines. monkeyshines synonyms, monkeyshines pronunciation, monkeyshines translation, English dictionary definition of monkeyshines. n. Slang often monkeyshines A mischievous or playful trick; a prank: laughed at my daughter's monkeyshines.
