ba·boon·ery \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷nərē\noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English babwinrie, from babewin + -rie -ry : conduct, activity, or attitudes that are brutish, degrading, or grotesquely humorous < never … in the history of architecture has taste … descended to similar baboonery — Architect & Building News >