monkeyshine

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monkeyshine

/ˈmʌnkiˌʃaɪn/

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From monkey + shine.

noun monkeyshines · monkey-shine

A puerile prank or trick. I have seen about as many monkeyshines from you as I will tolerate.
Similar: mischief, buffoonery, tomfoolery, monkeyism, shenanigan

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@misc{monkeyshine_2026,
  title = {monkeyshine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monkeyshine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}