English · Slang Attested

monkey parade

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Meaning · English

Synonym of monkey run.

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).

Topics: Monkeys Dated

Common questions

What does “monkey parade” mean?

Synonym of monkey run.

Is “monkey parade” formal or informal?

monkey parade is generally dated, slang.

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