monkeyshine

/ˈmʌnkiˌʃaɪn/

Etymology

From monkey + shine.

monkeyshine means A puerile prank or trick. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

monkeyshine is pronounced /ˈmʌnkiˌʃaɪn/.

noun

A puerile prank or trick.“I have seen about as many monkeyshines from you as I will tolerate.”