caveman
Britishnoun
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a man of the Palaeolithic age; cave dweller
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informal a man who is primitive or brutal in behaviour, etc
Example Sentences
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“This way, when you go back in time, you can recognize people, so you’ll know who you’ve got to speak Neanderthal to, and who just uses regular caveman talk.”
From Literature
So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?
From Salon
You can see that time-bending mash-up in the costumes, with some folks in bright plastic wigs and others in horns and mohawks and dreadlocks like 21st century cavemen.
From Los Angeles Times
They knock people sideways before receding into the ocean of imagination that’s existed since the first caveman looked up at the stars and said, “Funny story about those.”
From Los Angeles Times
Despite a short stint as a gifted student on school sitcom “Head of the Class” and an appearance in caveman comedy “Encino Man,” the young Quan largely disappeared from our screens, if not our memories.
From Salon
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