monkey

monkey
n
1. simian, Inf. monk, chimpanzee, Inf. chimp, ape, Archaic. jackanapes; capuchin, lan-gur, guenon, macaque, spider monkey, rhesus monkey, jacko; marmoset, grivet, hoolock, tota, chacma, tamarin; sapajou, marikina, mangabey, sagoin, guariba, lar, entellus, teetee.
2. imp, puck, little rascal, little devil, Inf. bugger, Inf. booger; mischief-maker, troublemaker, rascal, scamp, rapscallion.
3. mime, mimic, pantomimist, copyist, copier, ape; imitator, Inf. copycat, echo, shadow, parrot; actor, feigner, pretender, affecter.
4. laughingstock, butt, gazingstock, target, victim, dupe; fool, sucker, game, fair game, jest, joke, April fool, Inf. goat, Brit. Sl. mug.
5. make a monkey out of
a. make a fool of, ridicule, make fun of, make a laughingstock of; Inf. ride, Sl. roast, Sl. razz, Sl. rag.b. humiliate, mortify, embarrass, humble, put to shame, disgrace, take the wind out of one's sails, Inf. put one's nose out of joint.
v
6.Informal. fool, play, trifle, fribble, dabble; amuse oneself, kill time, pass time; toy, fiddle, Inf. mess around, Inf. screw around; tinker, potter, putter, Sl. putz.
7. imitate, ape, mimic, mime, Sl. make like; do like, follow suit, affect, take the appearance of; copy, simulate, duplicate, replicate, parallel, reproduce; impersonate, Inf. take-off on, mirror, parrot, reflect; parody, mock, burlesque, caricature

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