Otherwise the dictionaries don’t say. Hello, i came across the word monkey nut in an older british film. Am i correct in saying that.
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— green’s dictionary of slang i can't help with much of the rest of the sentence, apart from taking 'like bubbles. Do the french have a phrase for monkey see, monkey do? When you are upset with someone and want to call him names, would you call him a monkey? 2.
It is when someone (normally a child) does something because they have seen someone else doing it.
After that all the boys had a contest to see who could spin around in circles. Is that an old fashioned word or do you still use it? Hi, i am looking for the most accurate word in greek for monkey (as in the animal that climbs trees!). I would like to make a list of animal names used metaphorical as insults in different languages.
Hi all, regarding the word monkey, 1. Hello in a psychology context, particularly within the framework of narcissistic abuse and manipulation, the term flying monkey refers to individuals who are used by a narcissist or other. I have seen two words in greek: Then me and some other kids hit the swings.
In monkey see, monkey do, there is the pejorative idea that the person imitating the behaviour of another in a superior position doesn't really understand what he is doing but is just.
The monkey meaning is definitely there in the old dictionaries, but the authors sound sceptical about it (“it is claimed that mayy is a female monkey”). Does the word connote racism, or can calling. After lunch, we had recess. I made a beeline for the monkey bars.
Green's dictionary of slang has this on 'blue gum':
