Usually means: Botch or ruin through clumsiness.
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  1. monkey up: Dictionary.com
  2. monkey up: Wiktionary

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  1. monkey up: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. monkey up: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (monkey up)

verb:  (slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To bungle or mess up something.
verb:  (slang, idiomatic, uncommon) To assemble hardware for a particular task, often yielding a crafty and temporary solution.

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