monkey

monkey

noun

Definition of MONKEY

1

a physiological need for certain drugs <I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off>

Synonyms dependence (also dependance), habit, jones [slang], monkey

Related Words alcoholism, heroinism, morphinism; habituation, tolerance

2

an appealingly mischievous person <come back here, you little monkey!>

Synonyms devil, hellion, imp, mischief, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, urchin

Related Words cutup, larker, madcap, skylarker; ragamuffin; brat, disrupter, misbehaver, nuisance; juvenile delinquent; gamin, gamine

Near Antonyms beast, boor, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, joker, louse, lout, skunk, snake, stinkard, stinker; knave, miscreant, reprobate, scalawag (or scallywag), scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, villain