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monkey with
verb
-
monkey
with
,
monkeying
with
,
monkeys
with
,
monkeyed
with
to
handle
or
interfere
with
something
in
a
careless
or
playful
way
,
often
causing
problems
•
Don
’
t
monkey
with
the
computer
settings
,
or
the
program
will
crash
.
Don
’
t
monkey with
the
computer
settings
,
or
the
program
will
crash
.
•
He
spent
the
afternoon
monkeying
with
the
old
radio
until
it
finally
worked
.
He
spent
the
afternoon
monkeying with
the
old
radio
until
it
finally
worked
.
From
the
noun
“
monkey
,”
likening
careless
human
interference
to
a
playful
monkey
’
s
behavior
;
first
attested
in
American
English
in
the
early
20th
century
.
