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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of monkey business

  • as in joking
  • as in joking
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monkey business

noun

Definition of monkey businessnext
as in joking
wildly playful or mischievous behavior the new nanny will not tolerate such monkey business from her charges

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  • joking
  • monkeying
  • horsing around
  • monkeyshine(s)
  • clowning
  • funning
  • high jinks
  • horseplay
  • buffoonery
  • skylarking
  • clownery
  • hijinks
  • playfulness
  • roughhousing
  • tomfoolery
  • roughhouse
  • shenanigan(s)
  • slapstick
  • foolery
  • silliness
  • sporting
  • prankishness
  • nonsense
  • deviltry
  • boisterousness
  • mischief
  • rowdyism
  • clownishness
  • gambolling
  • rumbustiousness link icon
  • rascality
  • jesting
  • trickery
  • sportiveness
  • childishness
  • rowdiness
  • roguishness
  • rambunctiousness
  • foolishness
  • roguery
  • gamboling
  • frivolity
  • cavorting
  • revelry
  • merrymaking
  • mischievousness
  • romping
  • devilry
  • frolicking
  • knavery
  • roistering
  • waggery
  • impishness

Thesaurus Entries Near monkey business

monkey (around)

monkey business

monkeyed

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“Monkey business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkey%20business. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.

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