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noun

Southern African informal a combination of sunshine and light rain

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Words nearby monkey's wedding

monkeypot, monkey puzzle, monkey's fist, monkeyshine, monkey suit, monkey's wedding, monkey tail, monkey tricks, monkey wrench, monkfish, Mon-Khmer

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How to use monkey's wedding in a sentence

Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
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“A guy drives up in a 2008 Mercedes, brand new,” Harry S. Connelly Jr. says in the video, according to the Times.
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“Personal hotspots can get speeds of up to 60 Mb/s down, whereas hotel Wi-Fi can be as slow as 1.5 Mb/s,” Sesar said.
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In our headlong quest for a legally perfect society, we don’t take the time to take stock of what‘s been created so far.
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Just a week after her divorce, she was invited to a wedding by her sister-in-law.
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But the greatest danger I ever underwent in that kingdom was from a monkey, who belonged to one of the clerks of the kitchen.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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This week has been one of great excitement in Weimar, on account of the wedding of the son of the Grand Duke.
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Of course they would stop for the wedding; but meantime she must be very discreet; she must not intrude too much.
Confidence|Henry James
The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
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