shake that monkey in English

Forms: shakes that monkey [present, singular, third-person], shaking that monkey [participle, present], shook that monkey [past], shaken that monkey [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: The first sense is a reference to the idiomatic expression monkey on one's back. Head templates: {{en-verb|shake<,,shook,shaken> that monkey}} shake that monkey (third-person singular simple present shakes that monkey, present participle shaking that monkey, simple past shook that monkey, past participle shaken that monkey)

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  "etymology_text": "The first sense is a reference to the idiomatic expression monkey on one's back.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shakes that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaking that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shook that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaken that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "shake<,,shook,shaken> that monkey"
      },
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    }
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        "To rid oneself of a bad habit or influence."
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        "(slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To rid oneself of a bad habit or influence."
      ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Of a woman, to dance provocatively."
      ],
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        "(slang, idiomatic, uncommon) Of a woman, to dance provocatively."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shake that monkey"
}

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    "English multiword terms",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "The first sense is a reference to the idiomatic expression monkey on one's back.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shakes that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaking that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shook that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shaken that monkey",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "shake<,,shook,shaken> that monkey"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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        "English slang",
        "English terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
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        "To rid oneself of a bad habit or influence."
      ],
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          "rid",
          "rid"
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        [
          "oneself",
          "oneself"
        ],
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          "habit",
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          "influence",
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        "(slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To rid oneself of a bad habit or influence."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "slang",
        "uncommon"
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    },
    {
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        "English terms with uncommon senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of a woman, to dance provocatively."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
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          "dance",
          "dance"
        ],
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        "(slang, idiomatic, uncommon) Of a woman, to dance provocatively."
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  ],
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}

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"shake that monkey" meaning in English

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