Another word for monkey
monkey*
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monkey*
n.
primate, lemur, anthropoid ape; see animal 2.
Types of monkeys include: marmoset, tamarin; capuchin, squirrel, howler, spider, woolly, macaque, baboon, mandrill, drill, mangabey, guenon, vervet, redtail, blue, colobus, leaf, proboscis.
Primates resembling monkeys include: gibbon, chimpanzee, orangutan, gorilla.
addiction, compulsion, need; see obsession.
monkey
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Another word for monkey
- (Slang)
A person who is easily deceived or victimized:
butt3, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. (Informal) sucker. (Slang) fall guy, gudgeon, mark, patsy, pigeon, sap1. (Chiefly British) mug. See wise
- (Informal)
To handle something idly, ignorantly, or destructively:
fiddle, fool, meddle, mess, tamper, tinker. See help, touch To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous or aimless fashion:
fiddle, fidget, fool, play, putter, tinker, toy, trifle, twiddle. See touch
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