"monkey up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: monkeys up [present, singular, third-person], monkeying up [participle, present], monkeyed up [participle, past], monkeyed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|monkeys up|monkeying up|monkeyed up|monkeyed up}} monkey up (third-person singular simple present monkeys up, present participle monkeying up, simple past and past participle monkeyed up)
  1. (slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To bungle or mess up something. Tags: idiomatic, slang, uncommon Related terms: monkey about, monkey around
    Sense id: en-monkey_up-en-verb-nUq15B4e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 48 52
  2. (slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To assemble hardware for a particular task, often yielding a crafty and temporary solution. Tags: idiomatic, slang, uncommon
    Sense id: en-monkey_up-en-verb-oPooWZDO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 48 52

Inflected forms

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