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Meaning of monkey-house | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. An enclosure in which monkeys are kept.
  2. A frenetically chaotic place, often said of a place where politicians gather.
  3. A brothel.
    US, dated

Equivalents

Français singerie
日本語 獣舎
Polski małpiarnia
Русский обезьянник

Examples

“"The fellow is as full of tricks as the monkey-house at the Zoo."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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