caveman

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caveman

alkuasukas, alkuihminen, luolamies, luolaihminen, troglodyytti.

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Englannin sanakirja

caveman (englanti > suomi)

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caveman englanniksi

1. An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

The political cartoon showed the politician as a caveman, clubbing the budget depicted as a mammoth.

2. 2006, Harley Pasternak, The 5 Factor Diet, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=EN77vQJM-gEC&pg=PA15&dq=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K-nWUNH3JqfymAXikYGQBQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&f=false page 15,

CAVEMAN DIET

The creators of this nutrition plan believe that cavemen and cavewomen were lean and healthy because of the all-natural foods they ate.

3. 2010, Terence A. Shimp, Advertising, Promotion, and Other Aspects of Integrated Marketing Communications, Cengage Learning, 8th Edition, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wUB9cczGxiAC&pg=PA154&dq=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K-nWUNH3JqfymAXikYGQBQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&f=false page 154,

And who could forget those ads that featured sophisticated cavemen who were insulted—in a parody on political correctness—by “insensitive” offenders who implied that some action was “so easy, a caveman could do it.”

4. 2010, Allen A. Debus, Prehistoric Monsters: The Real and Imagined Creatures of the Past That We Love to Fear, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=A6VQDYNkDUYC&pg=PA87&dq=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K-nWUNH3JqfymAXikYGQBQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&f=false page 87,

For, in essence, the caveman concept implies the abhorrent—undignified human bestiality and a disquieting association with apelike ancestors. Cavemen have represented Darwin′s repugnant evolutionary ideals and even suggest civilisation′s tenuousness.

5. puhekieltä A brutish or savage person.

The football squad was comprised of cavemen who were responsible for trashing many a locker room.

6. puhekieltä A man with old fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women.

Old Sven is a bit of a caveman; he figures giving women the right to vote was a bad idea.

7. 2008, David E. Clarke, Cinderella Meets the Caveman: Stop the Boredom in Your Marriage and Jump, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2nHwh4z_Ru0C&pg=PA159&dq=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=K-nWUNH3JqfymAXikYGQBQ&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22caveman%22%7C%22cavemen%22&f=false page 159,

You think your Caveman is always chasing you for sex. Well, he is.

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