as in joking
wildly playful or mischievous behavior
the new nanny will not tolerate such monkey business from her charges
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About 35 miles northwest of Chicago, there's some serious monkey business happening.
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Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
That's not monkey business.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 16 Mar. 2021
And that’s no monkey business.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2014
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has some real monkey business going on!
—Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
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Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
That's not monkey business.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 16 Mar. 2021
And that’s no monkey business.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2014
The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo has some real monkey business going on!
—Wendy Geller, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2023
See all Example Sentences for monkey business
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“Monkey business.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/monkey%20business. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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