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monkey-branches

monkey-branches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of monkey-branch.

Meaning of monkey-branch

Verb

monkey-branch (third-person singular simple present monkey-branches, present participle monkey-branching, simple past and past participle monkey-branched)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To attempt to improve one's status (at work, or in personal relationships, etc.) by repeatedly choosing the best option and then moving to better options as they become available.
    • There's a term for it called "monkey branching" that was introduced in the previous chapters. Like a metaphorical monkey swinging thru branches, they level up on men they encounter as potential mates in their lives, and so should you.2020, Acie Mitchell, How to Be a High Value Man: The Blueprint to Success With Women, page 67

Questions about monkey-branches

What is monkey-branches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Monkey-branches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of monkey-branch.

Words near monkey-branches in the dictionary

  1. monkey's pistol
  2. monkey's wedding
  3. monkey-ass
  4. monkey-branch
  5. monkey-branched
  6. monkey-branches
  7. monkey-branching
  8. monkey-bread
  9. monkey-breads
  10. monkey-cup
  11. monkey-cups

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Adapted from Wiktionary: monkey-branches (page history and authors); monkey-branch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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