Baboon
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bəˈbuːn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Baboon is a noun meaning (colloquial, derogatory) A foolish, stupid or incompetent person.
Meaning
(colloquial, derogatory) A foolish, stupid or incompetent person.
More Meanings
- An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. [from 13th c.]
Example Sentences
He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record.
Mix swallowed the comment he wanted to make, that the council hall stank like a congress of baboons. But he was in no position to insult his host, nor should he. The man was only expressing the attitude of his time.
Word Forms
- baboons
- babian
- babion
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include monkey, hamadryas, ape, chimp, babion, babian.
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