naked ape

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naked ape

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From naked + ape, reportedly coined by Desmond Morris in his book The Naked Ape (1967).

noun naked apes

  1. humorous, idiomatic A human being. What, after all, can a poor naked ape do?

    Similar: featherless biped

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noun human being — see also human being

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@misc{naked_ape_2026,
  title = {naked ape},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/naked%20ape},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}