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monkeyshine

noun
/ˈmʌnkiˌʃaɪn/

Etymology

From monkey + shine.

  1. inherited from *skainijaną✻
  2. inherited from scǣnan — “to render brilliant, make shine”
  3. inherited from schenen
  4. derived from scīn — “brightness, shine”
  5. derived from schinen
  6. compounded as monkeyshine — “monkey + shine”

Definitions

  1. A puerile prank or trick.

    • I have seen about as many monkeyshines from you as I will tolerate.
    • You may have noticed barefooted boys cutting up monkey-shines on trees with entire safety to themselves.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA