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monkey business

NOUN
shenanigans
Synonyms
WEAK
absurdity absurdness antics buffoonery carrying-on clowning around craziness disobedience foolery foolishness hanky-panky high jinks hokey-pokey horse feathers horseplay inanity insanity irresponsibility ludicrousness lunacy misbehavior mischief mischief-making monkeyshine nonsense poppycock prank silliness stupidity tommyrot

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“That was more than enough monkey business for us,” the department said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, to announce Momo’s capture.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2023

That focus leaves Picasso in slight shadow, gives Braque his fair due and crowns a new champion of media monkey business and painterly legerdemain.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

The days of monkey business may be over.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2022

Giuliani was hoodwinked not by a monkey but old-fashioned monkey business.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2020

In Axelroot’s case, as I have mentioned, it frequently turns out to be monkey business.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver