Monkey

n.

Heard in Sligo and Galway

A mischievous little rascal.

Ya wee monkey.

Posh English

You delightfully mischievous little scoundrel.

Same phrase, other counties

• Galway

Related terms

• Freeze the balls off a brass monkeyExtremely cold weather, cold enough to cause brass monkeys to lose their appendages.
• It would freeze the balls off a brass monkey!It is extremely cold.
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• Monkey boiA mocking nickname directed at a male who possesses conspicuously large or protruding…
• Monkey headAn idiot or fool.
• Monkey nutsPeanuts.