monkeyshine

[muhng-kee-shahyn]

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noun

Usually monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.

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Origin of monkeyshine

1820–30; monkey + shine¹ (in the sense of ‘a foolish prank’)

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