"parrot and monkey time" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: First appears c. 1882 in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Obsolete since c. 1920. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} parrot and monkey time (plural not attested)
  1. (US, obsolete) A period of quarrelling. Wikipedia link: Brooklyn Daily Eagle Tags: US, no-plural, obsolete
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