monkey business

Signification (Anglais)

1. (idiomatic, informal, uncountable) Activity that is mischievous, stupid, or time-wasting.
2. (idiomatic, informal, uncountable) Activity that is morally questionable or even mildly illegal.

Concepts

bêtise

espièglerie

fricotage

combine

monkey business

Synonymes

mischief

trick

joke

🤣

practical joke

tomfoolery

dodgy dealings

dirty business

monkey-business

hanky-panky

Traductions

Affentheater

fauler Zauber

krumme Tour

βρωμοδουλειά

gesjoemel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmʌŋkɪ ˌbɪznɪs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From monkey + business, probably a calque of Bengali বাঁদরামি (bãdrami, “mischief”, literally “monkey-behaviour”), from বাঁদর (bãdor, “monkey”) + -আমি (-ami, suffix forming nouns referring to the properties, qualities, or states of the words to which it is attached), from the perception that monkeys behave mischievously.