get one's monkey up

verb

To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.

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Meanings

verbget one's monkey up (third-person singular simple present gets one's monkey up, present participle getting one's monkey up, simple past got one's monkey up, past participle (UK) got one's monkey up or (US) gotten one's monkey up)

present singular third person gets one's monkey up · participle present getting one's monkey up · past got one's monkey up · UK participle past got one's monkey up · US participle past gotten one's monkey up

  1. idiomaticslangTo make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.
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APA

get one's monkey up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20monkey%20up

MLA

“get one's monkey up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20monkey%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's monkey up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20monkey%20up.

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