neanderthal
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8.1
- adjective
- /niˈændərˌθɔl/
- Offensive
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neandertal
- At that meeting four years ago, I was treated as an ignorant Neanderthal and unqualified to comment on climate science, as I am only a lawyer with an engineering degree (worked for 13 years in manufacturing).
- neanderthal brother
You look primal right now, like Neanderthal ish.
- You look primal right now, like Neanderthal ish.
- Well, they were basically saying this is baby AI, like these little Neanderthal babies and it's going to grow up.
Examples
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It is a very Neanderthal caveman point of view by a very Neanderthal man with a caveman intellect.
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Why struggle in the morning like some kind of Neanderthal when technology can help you wake up like a God?
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A couple of Neanderthal kids.
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You know, women love that Neanderthal thing.
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Yo dude, stop being a Neanderthal and get a bidet.
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It just puts people in this Neanderthal, lazy, intellectual way.
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But he's a gambler and a drinker, with a Neanderthal mentality.
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His behavior at the party was so Neanderthal that everyone felt uncomfortable.
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The coach criticized the team's Neanderthal tactics during the game.
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She prefers refined discussions over the Neanderthal arguments that often arise in debates.
Synonyms
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8.2
Being rude and not caring about other people's feelings or manners
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8.4
Not having modern culture or polite ways
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7.6
Not civilized and often rude in behavior
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8.2
Clumsy and rude in the way someone moves or acts
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8.3
Being rude with loud, rough manners
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9.9
Having very old-fashioned rude attitudes that reject modern social ideas
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9.9
Very rude and greedy in behavior, like a pig
Having rough manners that seem rude in polite places
A society that has little culture or social development
Antonyms
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How Uncivilized
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Etymology
Neanderthal comes from the name of the Neander valley in Germany where people found bones of early humans, and thal is an old word meaning 'valley'. People thought these early humans were rough and rude, so calling someone a neanderthal is a way to say they behave in a crude or uncivilized way.