Monkey-house

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An enclosure in which monkeys are kept.

    ""The fellow is as full of tricks as the monkey-house at the Zoo.""

  2. 2
    A frenetically chaotic place, often said of a place where politicians gather.
  3. 3
    A brothel. US, dated

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""The fellow is as full of tricks as the monkey-house at the Zoo.""

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