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monkeyshine

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mon⋅key⋅shine

  [muhng-kee-shahyn]
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–noun
Usually, monkeyshines. a frivolous or mischievous prank; monkey business.
Origin:
1820–30; monkey + shine
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mon·key·shine   (mŭng'kē-shīn')   
n.   Slang
A mischievous or playful trick; a prank. Often used in the plural: laughed at my daughter's monkeyshines.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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