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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesबंदरबाँट
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bandarbānt
"कार्यालय में चल रही इस मूर्खतापूर्ण बंदरबाँट को बंद करना चाहिए।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Foolish, absurd, or mischievous behavior; antics lacking seriousness or maturity.
"The boardroom meeting dissolved into absolute baboonery once the executives started arguing over trivial matters." - 2
Behavior or conduct characteristic of a baboon; clumsy or uncouth actions.
"His constant shouting and chest-thumping display of baboonery failed to impress the hiring committee."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'baboon' (ultimately from Old French 'babouin', likely of imitative origin mimicking facial expressions or grimaces) combined with the suffix '-ery', denoting behavior, a place of action, or a collective state. The term emerged in 19th-century English literature to describe foolish, clumsy, or grotesque behavior reminiscent of apes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Baboonery" is said worldwide
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pitrerie
Transliteration: pi.tʁi
"Il est temps d'arrêter cette babouinerie et de se mettre au travail."
Affenschande
Transliteration: ˈafənˌʃandə
"Die ständigen Streiche im Büro sind reine Affenschande."
buffonata
Transliteration: buf.foˈnaː.ta
"Non possiamo tollerare questa inutile buffonata in parlamento."
payasada
Transliteration: pa.ʝaˈsa.ða
"Cansado de tanta payasada, decidió abandonar la reunión."
macaquice
Transliteration: ma.kaˈki.si
"Chega de macaquice, precisamos falar sério agora."
बंदरबाँट
Transliteration: bandarbānt
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कार्यालय में चल रही इस मूर्खतापूर्ण बंदरबाँट को बंद करना चाहिए।"
滑稽行为
Transliteration: huájī xíngwéi
Script: 中文汉字
"会议上不应该出现这种滑稽行为。"
광대짓
Transliteration: gwangdaejit
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 쓸데없는 광대짓 때문에 회의가 망쳤다."
道化行為
Transliteration: dōke kōi
Script: 日本語
"彼の無意味な道化行為には皆がうんざりしていた。"
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