plural of howler monkey

(idiomatic, offensive, ethnic slur) A lazy black person.

plural of porch monkey

(slang, medicine) A new medical student, beginning his/her clinical rotations (often after the first two years of a four-year medical program), or a new resident who is rotating off-service.

plural of monkey's fist

(games) A children's game in which two players keep an object away from a third player (who is in between them) by throwing it past that player.

(literally) A cage containing a banana with a hole large enough for a monkey's hand to fit in, but not large enough for a monkey's fist (clutching a banana) to come out; anecdotally used to catch monkeys that lack the intellect to let go of the banana and run away.

(idiomatic) Something very funny or amusing.

(idiomatic, colloquial, vulgar) To masturbate (male).

(dated) A type of close-fitting jacket worn by sailors. / A semiformal lightweight jacket, usually made of nylon, with striped cuffs and neck, similar to an MA-1 flight jacket.