monkey business
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (US, slang) Wasting time, or effort, on some foolish project.
- An activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting.
- (idiomatic) An activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious.
- Do your homework and forget about all this monkey business.
Related terms
Translations
an activity that is considered silly, or stupid, or time-wasting (idiomatic)
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an activity that may be considered illegal, questionable, or a vice, but not felonious (idiomatic)
References
- “monkey business”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.