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gotten one's monkey up

gotten one's monkey up is the past participle 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 gotten one's monkey up

What is gotten one's monkey up the past participle of?
Gotten one's monkey up is the past participle of get one's monkey up.

Words near gotten one's monkey up in the dictionary

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

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