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ba•boon•er•y
(ba bo̅o̅′nə rē or, esp. Brit., bə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -er•ies.
- an uncouth, ridiculous, or brutish condition, attitude, or action.
- late Middle English babwynrie, equivalent. to bab(e)wyn baboon + -rie -ery 1375–1425