naked ape
English
Etymology
Reportedly coined by Desmond Morris in his book The Naked Ape (1967).
Noun
naked ape (plural naked apes)
- (idiomatic, often humorous) A human being.
- 1969, David H. Stewart, "The Decline of WASP Literature in America," College English, vol. 30, no. 6, p. 412:
- What, after all, can a poor naked ape do?
- 2003, M. Pagel and W. Bodmer, "A Naked Ape Would Have Fewer Parasites," Proceedings: Biological Sciences, Vol. 270, Supplement: Biology Letters, p. S117:
- Humans are unique among the monkeys and apes in lacking a dense layer of hair covering their bodies.
- 2006 April 3, Greg Levine, "Anheuser, Pepsi CEOs Face New Labor Cost: Chimps," forbes.com (retrieved 16 Aug. 2011):
- Anheuser-Busch ads have played up the similarities between ape and naked ape—with the lower primates usually looking better.
- 1969, David H. Stewart, "The Decline of WASP Literature in America," College English, vol. 30, no. 6, p. 412:
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