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parrot and monkey time

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
par-rot and -mon-key -time
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of quarrelling.

American usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

First appears c. 1882 in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Obsolete since c. 1920.

Usage

Questions

What does parrot and monkey time mean?
A period of quarrelling.
Where does parrot and monkey time come from?
First appears c. 1882 in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Obsolete since c. 1920.

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