naked ape

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,chieflyhumorous)Ahuman being.Synonym:(chiefly humorous)featherless biped1969, David H. Stewart, “The Decline of WASP Literature in America”, inCollege English, volume30, number 6, page412:What, after all, can a poornaked apedo?2003, M. Pagel and W. Bodmer, "ANaked ApeWould 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.2006April 3, Greg Levine, “Anheuser, Pepsi CEOs Face New Labor Cost: Chimps”, inforbes.com, retrieved 16 Aug. 2011:Anheuser-Busch ads have played up the similarities between ape andnaked ape—with the lower primates usually looking better.

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