A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. These three groupings are the New World monkeys, the Old World monkeys, and the apes. The New World monkeys are classified within the parvorder Platyrrhini, whereas the Old World monkeys (superfamily Cercopithecoidea) form part of the parvorder Catarrhini, which also includes the apes. Thus, scientifically speaking, monkeys do not form a "natural group", in that the Old World monkeys are actually more closely related to the apes than they are to the New World species. There are 264 known extant species of monkey. Because of their similarity to monkeys, apes such as chimpanzees and gibbons are often called monkeys in informal usage, though biologists don't consider them to be monkeys. Conversely, due to its size (up to 1 metre) the Mandrill is often thought to be an ape, but it is actually an Old World monkey. Also, a few monkey species have the word "ape" in their common name. Because they are not a single coherent group, monkeys do not have any particular traits that they all share and are not shared with the remaining group of simians, the apes.
by TheGreenLing June 06, 2007
porch monkey: a racial slur directing towards african americans..
...for more info go and watch clerks 2 ..
...for more info go and watch clerks 2 ..
hey.. you porch monkey
by aoi June 11, 2007
Adj. A word used to describe something cool, awesome, sick, wicked, sweet, or just generally epic. Something you look forward to or love.
by linguisticslangrevolutionftw September 04, 2011
A general black person. Since they're usually exorbitantly plain, to say the best, they're likely to confused with monkeys. (Same natural skincolor, wrinkled hands, matching mimicry and in rutting season, similar smell).
" ... You even talk white. That's not bad - for a monkey (referring to black people)."
-Uncle Ruckus, The Boondocks.
-Uncle Ruckus, The Boondocks.
by Uncle-Ruckus March 06, 2008
A word used When ones train of thought is lost or one stops him self from saying something vulgar. It can be and often is replaced with one of three other animals.
These are
1. Cow
2. Chickens <= yes it must be plural
3. Turtles
These are
1. Cow
2. Chickens <= yes it must be plural
3. Turtles
Bill: So last night stacy and i were about to get it on and...
Bob: No way she is so hot!
(long silence)
Bob: So...You were saying...
Bill: Um...MONKEY
Dude your mom is Such a Bit...Monkey
Bob: No way she is so hot!
(long silence)
Bob: So...You were saying...
Bill: Um...MONKEY
Dude your mom is Such a Bit...Monkey
by Teh H4><()R August 24, 2004
by Zhao Ziyang July 17, 2005
by jim February 25, 2005