Monkey | Mean of monkey in English Dictionary

/ˈmʌŋki/

• Noun
• a type of animal that is closely related to apes and humans and that has a long tail and usually lives in trees
• a person (especially a child) who causes trouble in a playful way
1. He's quite a cheeky little monkey, isn't he?
• a problem that you cannot easily get rid of or solve
1. His drug addiction has been a monkey on his back for years.
2. He finally got the monkey off his back and kicked his drug addiction.
3. After many years of disappointment, she finally got the monkey off her back by winning the championship.

• to cause (someone) to look very foolish
1. I'm not going to let that salesman make a monkey out of me!
• to not care at all about something.
1. I don't give a monkey's about their problems!
• Verb
• to do things that are not useful or serious
1. We just monkeyed around [=fooled around, messed around] all afternoon.
2. a young scientist monkeying around in the lab
• to use or do (something) in a way that is not very serious
1. He enjoys monkeying around with [=fooling around with] his car's engine.
• to handle or play with (something) in a careless or foolish way
1. You shouldn't be monkeying around with dangerous chemicals.
• to handle or play with (something) in a careless way
1. I told you not to monkey with [=fool with] the lawn mower.