Noun He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he? I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off.
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Noun
The monkey, a longtime fixture at the park, was deemed dangerous by zoo officials and was shot and killed by the wildlife park’s owner, Jeff Sanders, according to Branson police. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 How many, and who is Cleveland offering its limited monkey pox vaccine to? Staff Reports, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 Spike gooey apple monkey bread with bourbon for a breakfast recipe that really brings the cheer. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Instead, Peele is offering a separate line of products, including coffee and streetwear, all bearing the monkey paw logo seen on his opening film credits. Adario Strange, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2022 Alongside statuettes of Hanuman in characteristic battle poses, for example, a 14th-century stone relief from Cambodia illustrates a regional variation of the monkey warrior’s tale. Lee Lawrence, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2022 Lilly Pulitzer, the real-life woman behind the preppy fashion brand, was many things: mother, designer, entrepreneur, monkey owner. Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 11 Aug. 2022 Studies in cultured monkey cells conducted by independent researchers at the University of Tokyo also suggest that nirmatrelvir can curb activity of the BA.5 subvariant of Omicron, which is what has been driving infections in recent months. David Cox, Wired, 9 Aug. 2022 There was some discussion of the name monopox, Lewis said, but mono in Spanish means monkey. Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022
Verb
With supply running low toward the end of most evenings, savvy bun fanatics don’t monkey around, routinely calling ahead to request an extra skillet of rolls set aside just for them. Ettan. Valerie Demicheva And Flora Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 July 2021 But this experiment isn't about monkeying around—this a real security and safety hazard, the researchers point out in a new paper. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 31 Jan. 2020 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 To make matters more confusing, Apple monkeyed around with the names of the new stuff. Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2019 Wayne Newton‘s pet likely won’t be monkeying around any longer. Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, 9 Aug. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
probably of Low German origin; akin to Moneke, name of an ape, probably of Romance origin; akin to Old Spanish mona monkey