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Definitions for Monkey

[1] any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
[2] the fur of certain species of such long-haired animals.
[3] a person likened to such an animal, as a mischievous, agile child or a mimic.
[4] a dance, deriving from the twist, in which the partners move their hands as if climbing a pole and jerk their heads back and forth.
[5] Slang . an addiction to narcotics.
[6] any of various mechanical devices, as the ram of a pile driver.
[7] Coal Mining . a small passageway or opening.
[8] British Slang . the sum of 500 pounds.
[9] Australian Informal . a sheep.
[10] Informal . to play or trifle idly; fool (often followed by around or with ).
[11] to imitate; ape; mimic.
[12] to mock.
[13] a monkey on one's back , Slang . an addiction to a drug or drugs; narcotic dependency. an enduring and often vexing habit or urge. a burdensome problem, situation, or responsibility; personal affliction or hindrance.
[14] make a monkey out of , to cause to appear ridiculous; make a fool of. Also make a monkey of.
[15] any of numerous long-tailed primates excluding the prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, etc): comprise the families Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), Cebidae (New World monkeys), and Callithricidae (marmosets) See Old World monkey, New World monkey Related adjective: simian
[16] any primate except man
[17] a naughty or mischievous person, esp a child
[18] the head of a pile-driver (monkey engine ) or of some similar mechanical device
[19] (modifier) nautical denoting a small light structure or piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose a monkey foresail ; a monkey bridge
[20] US and Canadian slang an addict's dependence on a drug
[21] slang a butt of derision; someone made to look a fool (esp in the phrase make a monkey of )
[22] slang (esp in bookmaking) £500
[23] US and Canadian slang $500
[24] Australian slang , archaic a sheep
[25] give a monkey's British slang to care about or regard as important who gives a monkey's what he thinks?
[26] have a monkey on one's back slang to be troubled by a persistent problem US and Canadian to be addicted to a drug
[27] (intr; usually foll by around, with, etc ) to meddle, fool, or tinker
[28] (tr) rare to imitate; ape

Words related to Monkey

baboon, ape, lemur, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, rascal, monk, imp, scamp, simian, anthropoid, fool, trifle, play, mess, interlope, make, interfere, tinker

Words nearby Monkey

monk, monk seal, monk's cloth, monk's pepper tree, monkery, monkey, monkey bars, monkey block, monkey bread, monkey bridge, monkey business

Origin of Monkey

1520–30; apparently < Low German; compare Middle Low German Moneke (name of son of Martin the Ape in the story of Reynard), equivalent to mone- (akin to obsolete French monne she-ape, Spanish, Portuguese mono ape) + -ke diminutive suffix

Other words from Monkey

mon·key·ish , adjective
mon·key·ish·ly , adverb
mon·key·ish·ness , noun

Word origin for Monkey

C16: perhaps from Low German; compare Middle Low German Moneke name of the ape's son in the tale of Reynard the Fox

Synonyms for Monkey

ape, baboon, chimpanzee, gorilla, lemur, orangutan, anthropoid, imp, monk, rascal, scamp, simian