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Meaning of monkey

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  monkey
      n 1: any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the
           prosimians)
      2: one who is playfully mischievous [syn: {imp}, {scamp},
         {monkey}, {rascal}, {rapscallion}, {scalawag}, {scallywag}]
      v 1: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively
           or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my
           desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" [syn: {tamper},
           {fiddle}, {monkey}]
      2: do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly;
         "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"
         [syn: {putter}, {mess around}, {potter}, {tinker}, {monkey},
         {monkey around}, {muck about}, {muck around}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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