monkeyshine

noun

mon·​key·​shine ˈməŋ-kē-ˌshīn 

: mischievous or playful activity : prank

—usually used in plural

grew tired of all the monkeyshines in his classroom

Synonyms

• buffoonery
• clownery
• clowning
• foolery
• high jinks
• hijinks
• horseplay
• horsing around
• monkey business
• monkeying
• roughhouse
• roughhousing
• shenanigan(s)
• skylarking
• slapstick
• tomfoolery

Examples of monkeyshine in a Sentence

hockey players who are known for their monkeyshines on and off the ice

on the alert for paleontological monkeyshines ever since the unmasking of Piltdown man

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1832, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

monkeyshine

noun

mon·​key·​shine ˈməŋ-kē-ˌshīn 

: a mischievous trick : prank

—usually used in plural