plural noun

• Mischievous behaviour.

  North American term monkeyshines

  More example sentences

  • ‘and no monkey tricks!’
  • ‘Then all your friends will wonder what monkey tricks you have been up to!’
  • ‘He is making too much noise by making monkey tricks.’
  • ‘I felt often its mysterious stillness watching over me at my monkey tricks, just as it watches you fellows performing on your respective tight ropes.’

  Synonyms

  fun, amusement, amusing time, laugh, giggle, joke