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Monkey up

Mess something up. Probably influenced by similar phrases like "monkey around with," "monkey business," and "throw a monkey wrench into." Possibly used as a euphemism for "muck up" by people who consider that already-euphemistic phrase too similar to "fuck up."

The phrase does not have any racial implications, though some have called it a "racist dog-whistle" referring to black people. The dog-whistle metaphor is apt because only a racist who secretly equates monkeys with black people would hear this phrase as having a racial dimension.
"The more you try to do certain things, the more you monkey it up." (Henry Homeyer, "Notes from the Garden," 2003)

"All I did was monkey it up." (filmmaker Kevin Smith, "My Boring-Ass Life," 2007)

"The last thing we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state." (Congressman Ron DeSantis, 2018)

A: "I've never heard the phrase 'monkey something up'."
B: "That's funny because it has more than 400,000 Google hits, even excluding the quote from Ron DeSantis."
A: "You're right. My Internet research shows it's disproportionately used on repair-related forums, like 'I'm betting the alignment shop monkeyed it up' and 'You monkeyed it up with the vise jaws.' This supports the association with 'monkey wrench' and further discredits the claim that 'monkey up' is a racial slur."
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money upfront

Visible cash
I will make a deal with you but only if it´s money upfront
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Monkey Up A Stick

"The movies about to start dude, monkey up a stick for us."
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WHEN YOU OWN MONKEYS AND YOU GET THEM ALL DIAPERED AND READY FOR BED , YOU LAY IN BED AND WATCH TV WITH THEM OR PLAY .. ITS THE BEST TIME OF THE DAY TO A MONKEY OWNER . i POSTED THIS AND IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN BOOKS AND USED AS THE TITLE OF A MOVIE .
I'M GETTING TIRED ITS TIME TO MONKEY UP AND GO TO BED .
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Money ups

An urban version of pitching pennies. Two or more people can play. They all throw coins to a wall (usually a penny or copper) and the person whos coin landed closest to the wall wins. The game you used to lose your school money over or upgrade to the chicken fillet burger.
"Yo Murt you tryna play money ups"
"Shut up Tiff you're just gonna lose you're money again"
"No im not ive been practicing"
"Yeah come, you're gonna get smoked though, let's do 1 pound"
"Say no more"
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Monkey Pull Up

A pull up performed on any objects or obstacles you may encounter during your daily routine.
Tod-d-d-d-d-d-d uh-uh-uh- I w-w-w-was i-i-i-i-in the j-j-j-j-j-jungle and d-d-d-d-did a-a-a-a-a ma-ma-monkey pull up
by Frandcis Senatus October 3, 2008
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