Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muhng-kee-shahyn]
- /ˈmʌŋ kiˌʃaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muhng-kee-shahyn]
- /ˈmʌŋ kiˌʃaɪn/
Definition of monkey-shines word
- noun monkey-shines Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business. 1
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Origin of monkey-shines
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; monkey + shine1 (in the sense of ‘a foolish prank’)
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Parts of speech for Monkey-shines
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
monkey-shines popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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