"monke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: monkes [plural]
Etymology: From a shortened spelling of monkey; gained new meaning after development as an Internet meme. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monke (countable and uncountable, plural monkes)
  1. (Internet slang) A monkey. Tags: Internet, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monke-en-noun-igIt9a1M
  2. (Internet slang, uncountable) A primitive way of living, humorously viewed as ideal. Tags: Internet, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monke-en-noun-LFqrvF6Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95

Inflected forms

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