Mess something up. Probably influenced by similar phrases like "monkey around with," "monkey business," and "throw a monkey wrench into." Possibly used as a euphemism for "muck up" by people who consider that already-euphemistic phrase too similar to "fuck up."
The phrase does not have any racial implications, though some have called it a "racist dog-whistle" referring to black people. The dog-whistle metaphor is apt because only a racist who secretly equates monkeys with black people would hear this phrase as having a racial dimension.
"The more you try to do certain things, the more you monkey it up." (Henry Homeyer, "Notes from the Garden," 2003)
"All I did was monkey it up." (filmmaker Kevin Smith, "My Boring-Ass Life," 2007)
"The last thing we need to do is monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state." (Congressman Ron DeSantis, 2018)
A: "I've never heard the phrase 'monkey something up'."
B: "That's funny because it has more than 400,000 Google hits, even excluding the quote from Ron DeSantis."
A: "You're right. My Internet research shows it's disproportionately used on repair-related forums, like 'I'm betting the alignment shop monkeyed it up' and 'You monkeyed it up with the vise jaws.' This supports the association with 'monkey wrench' and further discredits the claim that 'monkey up' is a racial slur."
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When your messing with something and trying to fix it then get over your head so bad a team of monkeys canβt even help you. When this happens, youβre all Monkeyed up!
I went to my neighnor to try and fix a belt that came off my van, but didnβt realize how fukkin monkeyed up it was!
I called Comcast to fix my internet that went out and when the bastards were done it was all Monkeyed up!
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WHEN YOU OWN MONKEYS AND YOU GET THEM ALL DIAPERED AND READY FOR BED , YOU LAY IN BED AND WATCH TV WITH THEM OR PLAY .. ITS THE BEST TIME OF THE DAY TO A MONKEY OWNER . i POSTED THIS AND IT HAS BEEN PUBLISHED IN BOOKS AND USED AS THE TITLE OF A MOVIE .
I'M GETTING TIRED ITS TIME TO MONKEY UP AND GO TO BED .
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Euphemism for rolling a joint.
"The movies about to start dude, monkey up a stick for us."
A figure of speech meaning to create a mess out of a good situation
Player: We have a big lead lets put the bench warmers in
Coach: This is the championship game. Starters will stay in. We don't want to monkey it up
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A dog whistle a white Republican might use towards a black Democratic opponent while being interviewed on Fox news the day after that black man won his primary, and that electing said black man would be to "monkey this up." Be warned, the white politician may try to deny the obvious connotation by pretending that this is a common idiom, like "monkey around", or "muck it up," but you're smarter than that.
"We have to work hard to make sure we continue Florida going in a good direction... The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state." (emphasis on the word "monkey")
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A pull up performed on any objects or obstacles you may encounter during your daily routine.
Tod-d-d-d-d-d-d uh-uh-uh- I w-w-w-was i-i-i-i-in the j-j-j-j-j-jungle and d-d-d-d-did a-a-a-a-a ma-ma-monkey pull up