monkey around en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) To act foolishly.
I wanna be a man, mancub / And stroll right into town / And be just like the other men / I'm tired of monkeyin' around!
1967, Robert Bernard Sherman, Richard Morton Sherman, “I Wan’na Be like You (The Monkey Song)”, in The Jungle Book, performed by Louis Prima and Phil Harris:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| monkeys around | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| monkeyed around | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| monkeyed around | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| monkeying around | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
barrel of monkeys · monkey up · monkeyshine
Synonyms
Translations (7)
de Unfug treiben (to act foolishly) · cmn 胡鬧 /胡闹 (to act foolishly) · de herumalbern (to act foolishly) · fr faire le singe (to act foolishly) · mi mākahi (to act foolishly) · izh mutkitella (to act foolishly) · fi temppuilla (to act foolishly)