monkey-house

noun

An enclosure in which monkeys are kept.

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Meanings

nounmonkey-house (plural monkey-houses)

plural monkey-houses · alternative monkey house

  1. An enclosure in which monkeys are kept.

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

    1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  2. A frenetically chaotic place, often said of a place where politicians gather.
  3. USdatedA brothel.

Translations

French singerie
  • singeriean enclosure in which monkeys are kept
Irish teach moncaí
  • teach moncaían enclosure in which monkeys are kept
Japanese 獣舎
  • 獣舎 (jūsha)an enclosure in which monkeys are kept
Polish małpiarnia
  • małpiarniaan enclosure in which monkeys are kept
Russian обезья́нник
  • обезья́нник (obezʹjánnik)an enclosure in which monkeys are kept
Cite this entry
APA

monkey-house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey-house

MLA

“monkey-house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey-house. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monkey-house,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monkey-house.

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