monkeyese

Noun

1. The language supposedly used by monkeys.
   • His [Richard Lynch Garner’s] account of the astonishment of the monkeys when he spoke to them in their own tongue is very amusing. The first word which he translated was “milk,” but as it applied equally to water, he...
   • It fell plop on my chest and I heard Ivan shriek just like a girl does when you hold a wiggling snake before her. And that baby monk made a little cry that I swear was “Mama” in Monkeyese, and Mother distinctly said,...
   • “The monkey is hanging from the crosspiece by one paw. Now he’s dropping down the pole. Here he comes! He is running across the avenue. Luckily there is no bus nor auto nearer than a block. Here he is. I can’t make out...

   Synonyms: monkeyspeak