baboonery

ba·boon·er·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ba-boo-nuh-ree or, esp. British, buh-]
- /bæˈbu nə ri or, esp. British, bə-/
- /babˈuːnəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ba-boo-nuh-ree or, esp. British, buh-]
- /bæˈbu nə ri or, esp. British, bə-/

Definitions of baboonery word

noun baboonery uncouth or brutish behaviour 3
noun baboonery a collection of baboons 3
noun plural baboonery an uncouth, ridiculous, or brutish condition, attitude, or action. 1
noun baboonery Baboonish behavior. (Marryat). 1

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Origin of baboonery

First appearance:

before 1375

One of the 22% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Baboonery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Baboonery

baboonery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

baboonery usage trend in Literature

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