English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Blend of human +‎ baboon

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

huboon (plural huboons)

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

, Devo, (song) c. 1976 , Devo, Soo Bawlz (song) She's got all the huboons crying her name

, Devo, (song) 1994 , Joseph S. Berliner, "Transformation as Transplanation", in A World Fit For People , p. 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 ."

, Joseph S. Berliner, "Transformation as Transplanation", in , p. 88. 2004, "Mr. X", Shout It Out, Club Devo [1] Everything that 'makes the world go round', or 'progress with a price tag' as the huboons say on their way to work

Usage notes [ edit ]

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