more fun than a barrel of monkeys

Idioms

Very amusing or diverting, as in That video game was more fun than a barrel of monkeys. This expression, first recorded in 1895, alludes to the playful behavior of these primates.

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more fun than a barrel of monkeys

This week’s Slate News Quiz is more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2024

You're more fun than a barrel of monkeys!

From Patty Blossom by Carolyn Wells

Just watch and you’ll see more fun than a barrel of monkeys eating cayenne pepper.”

From The Meadow-Brook Girls Across Country The Young Pathfinders on a Summer Hike by Janet Aldridge

Had more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

From Peck's Uncle Ike and The Red Headed Boy 1899 by George W. (George Wilbur) Peck

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