"monkey business" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

IPA: /ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/ [UK], /ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/ [US] Audio: en-au-monkey business.ogg [Australia] Forms: monkey business
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Monkey business is time improper or dishonest behaviour. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-monkey_business-en-phrase-NE-T~krP Categories (other): Slang
     
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  "hyphenation": "monk‧ey busi‧ness",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
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        "UK"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmʌŋki ˌbɪznɪs/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    },
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    }
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