Difference between Monkey and Fiddle

What is the difference between Monkey and Fiddle?

Monkey as a noun is any of several members of the infra-order simiiformes of primates, generally smaller than the apes, and distinguished from them by having a tail and cheek pouches. while Fiddle as a noun is the violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.

Monkey

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of several members of the infra-order Simiiformes of primates, generally smaller than the apes, and distinguished from them by having a tail and cheek pouches. A mischievous child. Five-hundred pounds sterling. A person or the role of the person on the sidecar platform of a motorcycle involved in sidecar racing. A person with minimal inteligence and/or (bad) looks . A dark-skinned person, especially a person of, or primarily of, Negro descent. See also nigger and/or jigaboo. A face card in blackjack

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To meddle; to mess with; to interfere; to fiddle.

Example sentence: You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can only make a monkey out of the voters every four years!

Fiddle

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.fraudOn board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To play aimlessly.To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc.To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.

Example sentence: I was much distressed by next door people who had twin babies and played the violin; but one of the twins died, and the other has eaten the fiddle, so all is peace.

We hope you now know whether to use Monkey or Fiddle in your sentence.

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