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  • 11monkey — {{11}}monkey (n.) 1520s, likely from an unrecorded M.L.G. *moneke or M.Du. *monnekijn, a colloquial word for monkey, originally a diminutive of some Romanic word, Cf. Fr. monne (16c.); M.It. monnicchio, from O.It. monna; Sp. mona ape, monkey. In… …

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  • 12monkey — 1 noun (C) 1 ANIMAL a small brown animal with a long tail, which uses its hands to climb trees and lives in hot countries 2 CHILD informal a small child who is very active and likes to play tricks: Stop that, you little monkey! 3 monkey business… …

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  • 13monkey — mon|key1 [ˈmʌŋki] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from Low German] 1.) a small brown animal with a long tail, which uses its hands to climb trees and lives in hot countries 2.) informal a small child who is very active and likes to play… …

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  • 14monkey business — noun mischievous or deceitful behavior • Hypernyms: ↑mischief, ↑mischief making, ↑mischievousness, ↑deviltry, ↑devilry, ↑devilment, ↑rascality, ↑roguery, ↑roguishness, ↑ …

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  • 15monkey business — AND funny business . silliness; dishonest tricks. □ That’s enough monkey business. Now, settle down. □ Stop the funny business. This is serious! …

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  • 16World of Monkey Island — The Monkey Island series takes place in a fictional world supposedly located deep within the Caribbean Sea and set roughly during the Golden Age of Piracy, some time in the late 17th century. The current article describes in game elements present …

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  • 17Snake in the Monkey's Shadow — Infobox Film | name = Snake in the Monkey s Shadow caption = VHS cover director = Cheung Sum producer = Alex Gouw writer = starring = John Cheung Ng long Wilson Tong Wai shing Charlie Chan Yiu lam music = Chow Fook liang cinematography = Fan… …

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  • 18The Signifying Monkey — is a character of African American folklore that derives from the trickster figure of Yoruba mythology, Esu Elegbara. This character was transported with Africans to the Americas under the names of Exu, Echu Elegua, Papa Legba, and Papa Le Bas.… …

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  • 19Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! — DVD cover Directed by Norton Virgien Produced by …

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  • 20List of My Gym Partner's a Monkey episodes — This is a list of episodes for the Cartoon Network series My Gym Partner s a Monkey. Contents 1 Overview 2 Season 1: 2005 2006 3 Season 2: 2006 2007 4 Season 3 …

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