monkey

1. (n) (strictly) A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches. 2. (n) (cladistically) Any simian including humans. 3. (n) (loosely, sometimes proscribed) Any simian primate other than hominids, any monkey or ape. 4. (n) (informal, sometimes offensive) A naughty or mischievous person, especially a child. 5. (n) (figurative, generally derogatory) A human considered to resemble monkeys in some way, including: 6. (n) (derogatory) Synonym of idiot: a person of minimal intelligence. 7. (n) (slang, usually derogatory) A menial employee who does a repetitive job supposedly requiring minimal intelligence. 8. (n) (slang, derogatory) Synonym of puppet: a person dancing to another's tune, a person controlled or directed by another. 9. (n) (derogatory) Synonym of uggo: an unattractive person, especially one whose face supposedly resembles a monkey's. 10. (n) (slang, highly derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A black person. 11. (n) (slang, vulgar, uncommon) A penis. 12. (n) (slang, nautical) The vessel in which a mess receives its full allowance of grog. 13. (n) (slang) Synonym of five hundred, especially (British) 500 pounds sterling or (US, dated) 500 dollars. 14. (n) (blackjack) Synonym of face card. 15. (n) (slang) A person's temper, said to be "up" when they are angry. 16. (n) (slang) A drug habit; an addiction; a compulsion. 17. (n) (dance) A dance popularized by Major Lance in 1963, now usually only its upper-body dance move involving exaggerated drumming motions. 18. (v) (intransitive, informal) To meddle; to mess (with). 19. (v) (transitive) To mimic; to ape. 20. (n) (historical) A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. 21. (n) (slang) The person in the motorcycle sidecar in sidecar racing. 22. (n) A fluid consisting of hydrochloric acid and zinc, used in the process of soldering. 23. (n) The weight of a pile driver or drop hammer. 24. (n) The ninth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.