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monkey business. noun [ U ] uk / ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌbɪz.nɪs / us / ˈmʌŋ.ki ˌbɪz.nɪs / Add to word list. behaviour that is not acceptable or is dishonest: The teacher suspected that there had been some monkey business going on while she was out of the room. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cheating & tricking. anti-fraud. bad faith. bamboozle.
The meaning of MONKEY BUSINESS is shenanigan. How to use monkey business in a sentence.
Monkey business is illegal business or illegal action taken by someone. Or things you do that can't favour you.
- I think the two meanings are so close it's hardly practical to try and split usages into one or the other. Lots of things can be called "monkey bus...
- I would say the former is usually understood. I can see it extending to the latter, but I always think of monkey business as something more benign.
- In the 1920's in the USA a teacher called Scopes was put on trial for teaching evolution. He apparently coached his pupils into acting as prosecuti...
Use monkey business to describe what your sneaky, mischievous little brother gets up to when no one's watching him. Climbing on top of the refrigerator or filling the sugar bowl with salt could both be described as monkey business.
Learn the meaning and origin of the phrase "monkey business", which can describe deceitful, dishonest, silly, or mischievous conduct. Find out how monkeys inspired this expression and how it relates to a Sanskrit term.
noun [ U ] us / ˈmʌŋ·ki ˌbɪz·nəs / Add to word list. dishonest or illegal behavior: There’s been some monkey business connected with his tax returns. (Definition of monkey business from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of monkey business. monkey business.
Learn the meaning and usage of the informal expression monkey business, which means dishonest or silly behaviour. See how to pronounce it and find synonyms and example sentences.
