any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey , Old World monkey .

the fur of certain species of such long-haired animals.

a person likened to such an animal, as a mischievous, agile child or a mimic.

a dance, deriving from the twist, in which the partners move their hands as if climbing a pole and jerk their heads back and forth.

Slang . an addiction to narcotics.

any of various mechanical devices, as the ram of a pile driver.

Coal Mining . a small passageway or opening.

British Slang . the sum of 500 pounds.

Australian Informal . a sheep.

Informal . to play or trifle idly; fool (often fol. by around or with ).

to imitate; ape; mimic.

to mock. ?

a monkey on one's back

Slang .

an addiction to a drug or drugs; narcotic dependency.

an enduring and often vexing habit or urge.

a burdensome problem, situation, or responsibility; personal affliction or hindrance.

make a monkey out of, to cause to appear ridiculous; make a fool of. Also

make a monkey of.

verb

leave alone

noun

anthropoid , ape , baboon , chimpanzee , gorilla , imp , lemur , monk , orangutan , rascal , scamp , simiannotes:a monkey is a primate and not a type of ape , an ape is a primate and not a type of monkey , and a chimpanzee is a type of ape (so it\'s a primate but not a monkey) , butt , fool , gull , lamb , pushover , victim , primate , simian

verb

busybody , butt in * , fool , fool around * , fool with , horn in , interfere , interlope , intermeddle , make * , meddle , mess , play , pry , tinker , triflenotes:a monkey is a primate and not a type of ape , an ape is a primate and not a type of monkey , and a chimpanzee is a type of ape (so it\'s a primate but not a monkey) , fiddle , fidget , putter , toy , trifle , twiddle