'To monkey around with' definitions:
Definition of 'To monkey around with'
From: GCIDE
- Monkey \Mon"key\, v. t. & i. To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. [1913 Webster]
- To monkey with, To monkey around with, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster +PJC]