Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

suck the monkey

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.91 in modern English

Syllables: suck- the -mon-key
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube.

Slang

verb

To drink from a coconut filled surreptitiously with rum, etc.

Slang

Example Sentences

"A new farce, called "The Wigwam," was produced at the Lyceum Theatre on Monday night. [...] As might naturally be expected, Cora has another lover, one Mingo (Mr. Oxberry), known as the "Monkey's Uncle," from his habit of "sucking the monkey.""

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

sucks the monkey (present, singular) sucking the monkey (participle, present) sucked the monkey (participle, past) sucked the monkey (past)

Synonyms

bleed the monkey

Questions

What does suck the monkey mean?: To surreptitiously drink alcohol from a cask through an inserted tube.

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