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21Sloth monkey — Sloth Sloth, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w slow. See {Slow}.] 1. Slowness; tardiness. [1913 Webster] These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Disinclination to… …
22Green monkey — Green Green (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Greener} (gr[=e]n [ e]r); superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr[ u]n, Dan. & Sw. gr[ o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See {Grow.}] 1.… …
23The Monkey King - Quest for the Sutra — The novel Journey to the West (Xiyouji), written by Wu Cheng en (c.1500 82), begins with the birth of Monkey King on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit. Being extremely smart, he learned all the magic tricks from a Taoist master. He can transform… …
24make a monkey (out) of (someone) — old fashioned to make someone seem stupid. That s enough of your silly tricks. Nobody makes a monkey out of me! …
25dirty tricks — [n] dishonest practices dirty pool*, funny business*, malicious tactics, monkey business*, shady business, skullduggery, unethical behavior; concepts 59,633,657 …
26monkeyshine — n. (usu. in pl.) US colloq. = monkey tricks. * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a mischievous or questionable trick or prank : a piece of monkey business usually used in plural the monkeyshines of some political candidates * * * /mung kee shuyn /, n.… …
27antics — n foolery, tomfoolery, silliness, buffoonery, clowning, horseplay, frolics, capers, skylarking, playfulness, mischief, tricks, monkey tricks, pranks, stunts, doings …
28List of Beano comic strips — Current strips* Ball Boy by Dave Eastbury * The Bash Street Kids drawn by David Sutherland and Nigel Parkinson * Bash Street Kids Singled Out by Tom Paterson * Bash Street Kids Adventures by Kev.F.Sunderland, on occasion * Bea with Ivy the… …
29cat — O.E. catt (c.700), from West Germanic (c.400 450), from P.Gmc. *kattuz (Cf. O.Fris. katte, O.N. köttr, Du. kat, O.H.G. kazza, Ger. Katze), from L.L. cattus (also the source of Gael. cat, Welsh kath, Bret. kaz, It. gatto, Sp. gato, Fr …
30nonsense — noun 1) he was talking nonsense Syn: rubbish, gibberish, claptrap, garbage; informal baloney, tripe, drivel, gobbledegook, twaddle; Brit.; informal cobblers, codswallop, double Dutch; Scottish & N.English; informal havers; …
