monkey plural
mon·key
The plural form of monkey is monkeys
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- noun plural monkey 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. 1
- noun plural monkey the fur of certain species of such long-haired animals. 1
- noun plural monkey a person likened to such an animal, as a mischievous, agile child or a mimic. 1
- noun plural monkey 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. 1
- noun plural monkey Slang. an addiction to narcotics. 1
- noun plural monkey any of various mechanical devices, as the ram of a pile driver. 1
- noun plural monkey Coal Mining. a small passageway or opening. 1
- noun plural monkey British Slang. the sum of 500 pounds. 1
- noun plural monkey Australian Informal. a sheep. 1