Meaning of monkeycide | Babel Free

Definitions

The killing of a monkey.

uncountable

Examples

“I do not think I could commit Monkeycide myself. They look, as lady Macbeth says, so like our Fathers.”

“This consideration, together with our having nobler game in view, prevented us from committing monkeycide, although the temptation was always in sight.”

“But happily the reflection, ‘What would Professor Huxley say?’ joined with a certain ‘am-I-not-a-man-and-a-brother’ expression about the creature, checked me in time, and saved me from a crime worse than even monkeycide; for here there was no tail that I could have pleaded in excuse.”

““MONKEYCIDE.” Harris, an assayer of Gold Hill, Nev., had a pet monkey […] Tenderly Harris nursed his little pet, but he could not save him. Jocko drank a gallon of water, rolled up his queer little eyes, and died. The Gold Hill News, which tells this bright little story, coins the word “monkey[-]cide.””

“The only consolatory or redeeming feature in the case, if by any stretch of fancy it can be called such, was founded upon the hypothesis that “burglary”—and not science was the object of the visitors, when “justifiable monkeycide” would be a legitimate verdict, even though according to the requirements of a late Chief Justice, the burglars in this case “had not all the instruments of their avocation visible upon them.””

“He was shockingly boy[-]like, but without stopping to decide whether it were a case of homicide, or merely monkeycide, I pressed him with difficulty into the bag and stealthily started for my room, attempting the while to allay my compunctions of conscience by believing my motif to be in the interest of science.”

“A showman has been traveling through that section, exhibiting a wonderful animal which be called the “missing link,” and claimed it was half monkey and half human. The other day the “missing link” and the show­man had a fracas and the former struck the latter with a club, killing “it” or “him.” The showman was arrested and the grave question now to be legally balanced is whether the accused is guilty of homicide or monkeycide.”

“Some chroniclers say that he was led through the streets with the dead monkey tied round his neck, and others, and these, I think, the more worthy of credence, affirm that, when he had passed his drills, he was given an extra allowance of “Guards” to expiate his crime of monkeycide.”

“[…] privileges and duties of individuals and groups were carefully delineated in a code of laws, the only capital offense being monkeycide.”

““It’s not murder if you kill a monkey,” Joe said. “Murder’s just for killing people.” / “Well, what is it called for a monkey, then?” / “I don’t know. Monkeycide. Don’t ask so many stupid questions.””

“The proceedings were very funny, and the jury composed of young ladies brought in a verdict of guilty of monkeycide,” which was appreciated by the audience after listening to the evidence.”

“The Tacoma-Pierce County All-Star Select baseball team committed monkeycide Friday afternoon. Sparked by sterling defense from its infield, and timely — if not altogether plentiful — hitting, the host squad effectively killed the simian that rode high atop its back until Thursday.”

“The monkey — the one on Seattle’s back — is dead, Sonics coach George Karl declared. And before the afternoon was over, so much symbolic monkeycide had been committed — by the mascot, over the P.A., in the stands — that you half expected PETA protesters to arrive with an injunction.”

“The monkeys reportedly are doing so well that their increasing numbers are creating a problem for nearby farmers, who are sometimes engaging in clandestine acts of monkeycide.”

“THERE ARE REPORTS THAT WE MAY HAVE HUNG A MONKEY. A MONKEY. […] According to the local myths (and a rather too upbeat song given the topic of monkeycide) the locals had never seen a monkey nor a Frenchman, and decided to put whatever it was they’d found on trial right there on the beach.”

““Well, guess whose carcass turned up in the field? Yep, the chimp.” Lefleur laughed and shook his head. “Well, have the Missing Primate Bureau close that one out… unless you think it was… a monkeycide…? Lefleur said”

“Yet, I would like to know what is inside Shaggy’s head. For instance, why does he cry when he carries it about. Is the cry a sign of overwhelming affection or a cry of victory from the kill? Or, is it a cry of remorse after his feline instincts lead him to “monkeycide” then regret and self condemnation?”

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