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baboon
[ ba-boonor, especially British, buh- ]
noun
- any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail.
- a coarse, ridiculous, or brutish person, especially one of low intelligence.
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- ba·boonish adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baboon1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of baboon1
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Example Sentences
“I find ‘the baboon’ suits him better than his real name,” she adds caustically.
In the book, Strauss-Kahn is identified only as the “pig,” “baboon,” or “baboon-man.”
She writes, “the baboon-man is my psoriasis... an illness that sticks to the skin and only wakes up when you no longer expect it.”
I am an Afrikaner and I want to show that baboon Julius Malema.
A country squire introduced his baboon, in clerical habits, to say grace.
The baboon immediately came down, and it was remarkable how he brought down the basket without upsetting it.
An officer who was visiting Le Vaillant, wishing to try the affection of the baboon for his master, pretended to strike him.
The papio, the first baboon; the mandrill, the second; and the ouanderou, the third.
They have a long muzzle, a short tail, and are nearly of the same size as the baboon, but their hind parts seem to be more feeble.
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