monkeyshines
1
9.7
Silly acts done to amuse or annoy other people
- noun
- /ˈmʌŋkiˌʃaɪnz/
- Archaic
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travesuras
- They delighted in their monkeyshines, creating silly pranks to entertain their classmates.
Examples
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His monkeyshines often got him into trouble at school, but his friends loved his sense of fun.
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Here's another one, "Monkeyshines in Hillsboro."
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The children giggled as they planned their monkeyshines for the birthday party.
Synonyms
antics
vsmonkeyshines
51
3.1
Funny or silly actions that try to make people laugh
focuses more on pranks that may also annoy rather than just amuse
9
4.6
Playful mischief that can include small dishonest acts to trick or amuse people
is purely about playful pranks without implying dishonesty
2
9.8
A playful trick that someone does to make people laugh or annoy them
is the plural form referring to multiple playful pranks
1
9.9
Playful acts that tease people in a friendly way
can include similar acts that aim to annoy as well as amuse
How Mischievous
to prank
22
2.9
- Informal
22
2.9
monkeyshines
1
9.7
- Archaic
1
9.7
hijinks
7
7.5
- Informal
7
7.5
antic
1
5.6
1
5.6
tomfoolery
7
8.2
- Informal
7
8.2
Surface Forms
monkeyshines plural
monkeyshine singular
Morphology
Etymology
Monkeyshines is easy to remember as a mix of monkey, the animal known for playful tricks, and shine, which once meant 'a show' or 'display', so it paints the picture of a monkey putting on silly acts. That's why monkeyshines means playful or mischievous pranks.