monkeyshine
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Definition of monkeyshine
: mischievous or playful activity : prank —usually used in plural grew tired of all the monkeyshines in his classroom
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buffoonery, clownery, clowning, foolery, high jinks (also hijinks), horseplay, horsing around, monkey business, monkeying, roughhouse, roughhousing, shenanigan(s), skylarking, slapstick, tomfoolery
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The first known use of monkeyshine was circa 1832
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monkeyshine
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Kids Definition of monkeyshine
: prank —usually used in pl.
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