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getting one's monkey up

getting one's monkey up is the present participle and gerund of get one's monkey up.

Meaning of get one's monkey up

Verb

get one's monkey up (third-person singular simple present gets one's monkey up, present participle getting one's monkey up, simple past got one's monkey up, past participle (UK) got one's monkey up or (US) gotten one's monkey up)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To make someone angry, annoyed or irritated.

Questions about getting one's monkey up

What is getting one's monkey up the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's monkey up is the present participle and gerund of get one's monkey up.

Words near getting one's monkey up in the dictionary

  1. getting one's knickers in a twist
  2. getting one's leg over
  3. getting one's load on
  4. getting one's marching orders
  5. getting one's mind out of the gutter
  6. getting one's monkey up
  7. getting one's oats
  8. getting one's own back
  9. getting one's own way
  10. getting one's panties in a bunch
  11. getting one's panties in a pretzel

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