monkeyshines

plural of monkeyshine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for monkeyshines
Noun
  • The most exciting feature is the realistic mask, though, which has mesh eyes for kids to see through while trick-or-treating, and an adjustable strap to fit their head properly.
    Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps most frustrating, two Johnson attempts to dig into his trick bag misfired.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their relationship, tentative, intimate, and defiant, lingers long after the satirical skewering of male buffoonery has faded.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
  • He’s been tinkering with this messaging on and off since damn near the start of the century, when his criticism of the genre shifted from the power-holding executives (both white and Black) of the music industry who were profiting off buffoonery, a la Bamboozled, to rap music itself.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Luckily, clever Frances must have understood her caper was destined for failure.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • By emphasizing the caper aspect and the goofy comedy of all this over the intricate plotting that is a hallmark of Westlake’s novels, Black lowers the stakes of a heist that involves halting a speeding NY subway refuse train and busting into a supposedly impenetrable Brooklyn vault.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • During Full House, Sweetin said the child actors would often come across as more professional than their adult counterparts amid all the tomfoolery.
    Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Rite of passage or midnight tomfoolery?
    Jake Allen, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Neeson’s serious demeanor juxtaposed with the playful density and bizarre escapades of his crime fighting character make for a uproarious comedy, true to the Zucker Brothers’ original tone.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The escapades of the very hot bi/pansexuals Gael (Tommy Martinez) and Malika (Zuri Adele), who is also polyamorous, really keep the lifeblood of the show circulating.
    Catherine Mhloyi, Them., 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Butch Baker, who was Henry County sheriff until 2014, recalled an incident in which Bertram was accused of inappropriate horseplay at the community corrections office.
    Tony Cook, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
  • The action anime feature for everyone who couldn’t get enough of the horseplay in The Two Towers has finally cantered onto Max.
    Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In the trailer, the three men get right to their antics with a broken vase, hiding a dead body, a dynamic SWAT entry, and running in an attempt to escape.
    DeMicia Inman, VIBE.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But overall, the dachshund’s antics struck a chord with the community, highlighting the challenges and joys of raising a puppy.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Finally, after plenty of clowning, Taylor Swift has revealed that her 12th album is on the way, titled The Life of a Showgirl.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • This is a work in which the slapstick clowning and the tricky verbal non sequiturs should be merely the surface for roiling undercurrents of anguish, futility, despair and fear.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Monkeyshines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkeyshines. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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