monkey parade
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Meaning · English
Synonym of monkey run.
Register: dated, slang
Examples
These twilight parades of young people[…]—unkindly critics, blind to the inner meanings of things, call them, I believe, Monkeys' Parades—the shop apprentices, the young work girls, the boy clerks and so forth, stirred by mysterious intimations, spend their first-earned money upon collars and ties[…
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “monkey parade” mean?
Synonym of monkey run.
Is “monkey parade” formal or informal?
monkey parade is generally dated, slang.