primal scream
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of primal scream
An Americanism dating back to 1970–75
Example Sentences
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Forget protests, they’re more of a massive primal scream therapy session.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
For a strange hour, one could digest Sunday brunch, laugh, cry, reflect, bop along to the music, quietly listen or let it all out in a deafening collective primal scream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
So do highly publicized acts of kindness – like, say, a sweet fictional three-and-a-half-year-old responding to a nationwide primal scream by reminding people he hears and loves them.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
When Rodriguez finished, his last blast supplanting Guerrero, he let out a primal scream, flexed and received the plaudits of his AL brethren.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
“The night before the big show, we go have primal scream to get all the nerves out.”
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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