A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg monkeyshine PRONUNCIATION: (MUNG-kee-shyn) MEANING: noun: A trick, prank, or antic. ETYMOLOGY: After monkey + shine (a caper). A similar term is monkey business. Earliest documented use: 1832. USAGE: Senator Fritz Hollings opened in his usual direct fashion: Lets cut out the monkeyshines and get down to business. Mary McGrory; Amtrak Melodrama; The Washington Post; Jun 30, 2002. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear. -George Orwell, writer (1903-1950)
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