What is another word for monkeyshine?
Pronunciation:
[ mˈʌnkɪʃˌa͡ɪn], [ mˈʌnkɪʃˌaɪn], [ m_ˈʌ_n_k_ɪ_ʃ_ˌaɪ_n]
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Synonyms for Monkeyshine:
n.
• ha-ha (noun) • joke (noun)- mis chiefs,
- oneliner,
- hoodwinkings,
- shaggy-dog stories,
- shaggydog stories,
- one liner,
- mis chief,
- clownings,
- shaggydog story,
- puton,
- bons mots.
- repartee,
- chestnut,
- hokey-pokey,
- trick,
- shaggy-dog story,
- buffoonery,
- Fooleries,
- carryings-on,
- clowning around,
- foolery,
- PUNS,
- mummery,
- bon mot,
- irresponsibility,
- Buffooneries,
- silliness,
- nonsense,
- absurdness,
- take-in,
- mischief-making,
- jig,
- funny business,
- Mummeries,
- jokes,
- carrying-on,
- monkey business,
- chestnuts,
- ha-ha,
- joke,
- horse feathers,
- wisecrack,
- hokeypokey.
Other synonyms:
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- antic.
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- caper,
- lark,
- prank,
- shenanigan.
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- frolic.
- harm,
- damage,
- fandango,
- illusion,
- injury,
- fraud,
- knack,
- mischief,
- dido,
- jest,
- slapstick,
- Skylarking,
- shine,
- knavery,
- stratagem,
- capriccio,
- clowning,
- gag,
- dupe,
- practical joke,
- deception,
- rig,
- waggery,
- device,
- swindle,
- banter,
- roguery,
- devilry,
- roughhousing,
- tomfoolery,
- wheeze,
- escapade,
- sham,
- con,
- deceit,
- hoax,
- rag,
- roughhouse,
- good,
- work,
- horseplay.
How to use "Monkeyshine" in context?
There is a type of moonshine that has been made in the United States since the early days of Prohibition. It is made from corn, and is called "monkeyshine" because of the alleged association of the odor of the product with that of a monkey. In the Appalachian region of the United States, the most famous producer of monkeyshine is the Black Horse Distillery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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