- Baboon is the name of any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail
- a coarse, ridiculous, or brutish person, especially one of low intelligence
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Etymology & Origin of baboon
First coined circa 1275. From the Middle French word 'babouin'