singerie
English
Etymology
Noun
singerie (uncountable)
- (art) A satirical genre of visual arts depicting monkeys imitating human behaviour, often fashionably dressed.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
singerie f (plural singeries)
- monkey house
- (usually in the plural) antics, clowning (around), monkey business
- Synonym: macaquerie
Further reading
- “singerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.