Monkey (disambiguation)

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Monkey may refer to:

• monkey, a tailed simian primate. Monkeys are split into two distinct groups:
  • Parvorder Platyrrhini (New World monkeys)
  • Family Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), who are actually closer related to apes than to New World monkeys

It may also refer to:

• Monkey (song), by George Michael, from the album Faith.
• "Monkey", a song by Low from their album The Great Destroyer.
• Monkey, a ska band from the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
• The Monkees, a pop/rock band.
• Monkey, a British television production company.
• Monkey, a musical name for an addiction to heroin.
• Honda Monkey, a motorcycle.
• Arctic Monkeys, an English indie rock band.
• Monkey Island has several meanings; usually refers to the Monkey Island series of computer games.
• Monkey, a character in the animated series Dexter's Laboratory.
• Twelve Monkeys, 1995 film.
• Digital Monkey, a mascot used to promote the now defunct UK television package ITV Digital.
• "Monkeys", a song by Echo & the Bunnymen from their 1980 album Crocodiles.
• Monkeyman, a character from the Arthur Adams comic book series Monkeyman and O'Brien.
• The Evil Monkey, a character from the animated series Family Guy.
• Brass Monkey, a nautical term, the name of a cocktail, and a song from the 1986 Beastie Boys album Liscensed to Ill, among other uses.

It may also refer to the character Monkey in Journey to the West, as well as the book itself and its adaptions, namely:

• Monkey, the renowned translation by Arthur Waley of Journey to the West.
• Monkey, a television series based on Journey to the West sometimes called Monkey Magic.
• Sun Wukong, the character Monkey in the ancient Chinese novel, Journey to the West.

[edit] In slang

See also: code monkey, tape monkey, and web monkey

The term "monkey" is used in modern slang to refer to an otherwise capable individual who is tasked with repetitive or simplistic chores.

• A "monkey" is £500 in London slang.
• A "monkey" is a sexual maneuver made by the stimulation of the anus.
• The act of male masturbation is often referred to as "spanking one's monkey".
• "Monkey" has been used as a derogatory term towards a black person.
• "Sand monkey" has been used as a derogatory term towards a resident of a Middle Eastern nation, particularly Saudi Arabia.
• A "Monkey" is a face card in blackjack.
• "Monkeyshines" is a term used for mischeivous antics or pranks.
• "Monkeying around" (also called "horsing around") refers to goofing off or engaging in frivolous activity, especially at times when there are more productive tasks that should be getting done.
• "Monkey business" means silly or inappropriate behavior, usually with "naughty" or mischeivous intent. Often used to describe sexual misbehavior such as cheating on a spouse.
• To "monkey" with something means to tinker with or otherwise handle an object, usually in an inappropriate or careless manner.
• A "grease monkey" is a United States slang for a mechanic, usually an auto mechanic.

[edit] Expressions and phrases

• "Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle!" is an exclamation upon discovering a surprising fact. It's mostly fallen out of usage, although it's still said occasionally.
• "Cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey" is a British slang phrase.

[edit] Expressions and phrases used in movies and television

• "You sick little monkey!" is a popular phrase from the cartoon Ren and Stimpy.
• "Jesus Christ monkey balls!" is an exclamation that's been used in the TV series South Park. It's uttered by the police sergeant character who appears in episode 807, "The Jeffersons", and episode 1010, "Miss Teacher Bangs a Boy".