"monkeyism" meaning in English

See monkeyism in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: monkeyisms [plural]
Etymology: monkey + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monkey|ism}} monkey + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monkeyism (countable and uncountable, plural monkeyisms)
  1. Tomfoolery; silly or foolish behaviour. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monkeyism-en-noun-3sFG8K6u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 91 9
  2. (derogatory, dated) The Darwinian theory of evolution. Tags: countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-monkeyism-en-noun-rpj7vPT0

Inflected forms

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