(zoology, primatology) Any of several small New World monkeys, of the genus Saimiri, that live in Central and South America.

Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. / Tending to self-denial; ascetic.

A member of a group of primates, falling in the superfamily Cercopithecoidea in the clade Catarrhini.

(idiomatic) Often preceded by well: expressing complete surprise or disbelief.

(slang, chiefly sports) A steroid or testosterone abuser.

plural of monkeyshine

plural of monkey-shine

(Canada, US, slang) An annoying and irksome person. / (Canada, US, slang) An object of abuse and ridicule.

(Teesside, Northumbria, offensive) A person from Hartlepool.

(derogatory) Term of offense directed at a man who assumes perceived traits of a monkey, e.g. excessive hairiness or impish behaviour.