![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This expression and its alternative, monkey about, allude to the playful behavior and curiosity associated with monkeys. Monkey around To fool around to waste time or loaf to engage in aimless activities also monkey around with, to tinker or play with something, usually out of curiosity to interfere with to tamper with. The current British sense of this term ‘legerdemain, jugglery, sleight of hand’ was apparently the original meaning of hanky-panky, thought to be related to the similar rhyming compound hocus-pocus or its variant hokey-pokey. Mischief Managed Phrase used to close the Marauders Map, making it blank and causing it to appear as a normal piece of parchment until the words 'I solemnly swear I am up to no good' are spoken, which activate it. Hanky-panky Monkey business, shenanigans, mischief any illegal or unethical goings-on colloquially often used for philandering or adultery. Some of us are naturally more mischievous than others (some of us are downright bad but that’s a different article). We’re all wired differently, with infinitely complex personalities. Now the gremlin seems to be extending its sphere of operations, so that the term can be applied to almost anything that inexplicably goes wrong in human affairs. 1 : behavior or activity that is annoying but that is not meant to cause serious harm or damage Those children are always up to some mischief. Dictionary entry overview: What does mischief mean MISCHIEF (noun) The noun MISCHIEF has 2 senses. Mischief is an exercise in balance Having extolled the virtues of constructive mischief for great leadership, here comes the health warning. Gremlins are mythical creatures who are supposed to cause trouble such as engine failures in aeroplanes, a curious piece of whimsy-whamsy in an activity so severely practical as flying. ![]()
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