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Learn to pronounce mon·key

/ˈməNGkē/
noun
  1. a small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.
  2. a pile-driving machine consisting of a heavy hammer or ram working vertically in a groove.

verb
behave in a silly or playful way.
synonyms: fool around, play around, clown around, fiddle-faddle, mess around, horse around, screw around, puddle around, muck about, muck around, fanny about, fanny around, footle about, footle around, lark (about), lark (around), piss about, piss around, arse about, arse around, bugger about, bugger around

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