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plural cavemen
An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. quotations examples
CAVEMAN DIETThe creators of this nutrition plan believe that cavemen and cavewomen were lean and healthy because of the all-natural foods they ate.
2006, Harley Pasternak, The 5 Factor Diet, page 15
And who could forget those ads that featured sophisticated cavemen who were insulted—in a parody on political correctness—by “insensitive” offenders who implied that some action was “so easy, a caveman could do it.”
2010, Terence A. Shimp, Advertising, Promotion, and Other Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications, 8th edition, Cengage Learning, page 154
For, in essence, the caveman concept implies the abhorrent—undignified human bestiality and a disquieting association with apelike ancestors. Cavemen have represented Darwin′s repugnant evolutionary ideals and even suggest civilisation′s tenuousness.
2010, Allen A. Debus, Prehistoric Monsters: The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear, page 87
(informal, figuratively, derogatory) A person with backward, primitive behavior, opinions, or interests. quotations
You think your Caveman is always chasing you for sex. Well, he is.
2008, David E. Clarke, Cinderella Meets the Caveman: Stop the Boredom in Your Marriage and Jump, page 159
(informal, figuratively, derogatory) A brutish person, one who behaves in a rough, uncivilized way. quotations examples
"Bless you, he would think nothing of throwing you downstairs if you have a disagreement. He is a primitive cave-man in a lounge suit. I can see him with a club in one hand and a jagged bit of flint in the other."
1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed
(informal, figuratively, derogatory) Someone, especially a man, who has regressive, old-fashioned attitudes, particularly with regard to women; someone opposed to change or modernity. examples