huboon

English

Etymology

Blend of human +‎ baboon

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuːˌbuːn/

Noun

huboon (plural huboons)

  1. A human-baboon hybrid; an ape-like person.
    • c. 1976, Devo, Huboon Stomp (song)
      I'm a huboon, baby, I'm a cross between a human and an ape
    • c. 1976, Devo, Soo Bawlz (song)
      She's got all the huboons crying her name
    • 1994, Joseph S. Berliner, “Transformation as Transplanation”, in A World Fit For People, page 88:
      Your first giddy reaction would be to wonder whether the patient, if he survived at all, would still be human being, [sic] or rather a baboon, or perhaps an entirely new hybrid species, no doubt to be called a "huboon."
    • 2004, "Mr. X", Shout It Out, Club Devo
      Everything that 'makes the world go round', or 'progress with a price tag' as the huboons say on their way to work

Usage notes

Associated with the band Devo's concept of "de-evolution".

See also
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