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Synonyms of monkey business
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
- the new nanny will not tolerate such monkey business from her charges
Synonyms for monkey business
Words Related to monkey business
- boisterousness,
- rambunctiousness,
- rowdiness,
- rowdyism,
- rumbustiousness
- [chiefly British]
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