monkey
noun
any of more than 250 species of simian primates belonging to the two distinct lines of New World monkeys and Old World monkeys.
have monkeyed
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present perfectof monkey.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Under questioning, Fuhrman then began a methodical account of his movements during the initial investigation-an account designed to show that he couldn't have monkeyed with evidence.
From Time Magazine Archive
If she was this kind of a boarding-school kid she ought not to have monkeyed with the buzz-saw.
From A Texas Ranger by William MacLeod Raine
I wouldn't have monkeyed around after dark on that perpendicular landscape for twice the money, and I don't believe any of 'em drew more than union rates.
From Shorty McCabe by F. Vaux (Francis Vaux) Wilson
