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baboonery

American  
[ba-boo-nuh-ree, buh-] / bæˈbu nə ri, bə- /

noun

plural

babooneries

  1. an uncouth, ridiculous, or brutish condition, attitude, or action.

Etymology

Origin of baboonery

1375–1425; late Middle English babwynrie, equivalent to bab ( e ) wyn baboon + -rie -ery

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