"baboonery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: babooneries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English babwynrie (“grotesque”). Equivalent to baboon + -ery. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|babwynrie|t=grotesque}} Middle English babwynrie (“grotesque”), {{suffix|en|baboon|ery}} baboon + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} baboonery (countable and uncountable, plural babooneries)
  1. Baboonish behavior. Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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