singerie

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French singerie.

Noun

singerie (uncountable)

(art) A satirical genre of visual arts depicting monkeys imitating human behaviour, often fashionably dressed.

Anagrams

Eisinger

French

Etymology

From singe +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɛ̃ʒ.ʁi/

Noun

singerie f (plural singeries)

monkey house
(usually in the plural) antics, clowning (around), monkey business
Synonym: macaquerie

Further reading

“singerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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