MONKEYING AROUND

(slang) working or doing something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinkering. —SHSBC Binder 9, 10 Approved Glossary

working or doing something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinkering. Somebody started monkeying around in Perth and we had more data on it, and had more data returned to Perth about it, and had more things assembled in the rest of Australia because of telex, and so forth, than anybody ever dreamed of.

working or doing something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinkering. (slang) working or doing something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinkering. Now, very few auditors who are simply monkeying around with the tone arm and so forth are aware of the amount of skill necessary to use a needle. -Auditing by Lists (16 Apr. 64) (slang) working or doing something in an irregular or unplanned way; tinkering.