"monkey" Definition

Definitions for the word "monkey" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
(pl. -eys) 1 any of various primates, including marmosets, baboons etc., esp. A small long-tailed kind. 2 mischievous person, esp. A child. v. (-eys, -eyed) 1 (often foll. By with) tamper or play mischievous tricks. 2 (foll. By around, about) fool around. [origin unknown]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
spirit or ill temper; “to get one’s MONKEY up,” to rouse his passion. A man is said to have his MONKEY up or the MONKEY on his back, when he is “riled,” or out of temper; this is old, and was probably in allusion originally to the evil spirit which was supposed to be always present with a man; also under similar circumstances a man is said to have his back or hump up.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
3. slang
the instrument which drives a rocket.—_Army._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
4. slang
500_l._-_-Sporting Slang._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
5. slang
the vessel in which a mess receives its full allowance of grog.—_Sea._
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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