naked ape
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From naked + ape, reportedly coined by Desmond Morris in his book The Naked Ape (1967).
Noun[edit]
naked ape (plural naked apes)
- (idiomatic, chiefly humorous) A human being.
- Synonym: (chiefly humorous) featherless biped
- 1969, David H. Stewart, “The Decline of WASP Literature in America”, in College English, volume 30, number 6, page 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”, in 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.
Translations[edit]
human being — see human being
Further reading[edit]
- names for the human species on Wikipedia.Wikipedia