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caveman

[kayv-man] / ˈkeɪvˌmæn /


NOUN
cave dweller
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So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026

"I gotta go into my cave and become a caveman," he told CBS news.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024

The lobby was conceived as a tunnel, carved out of solid rock, its sidewalls polished, the floor worn smooth, and the ceiling incised and decorated as a civilized caveman might have done it.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

And yet, here we are, in 2023, with two of history’s most famous technologists returning to the ultimate caveman activity: fighting.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2023

When he was wrestling, he had this look, the intense stare of somebody who wants to beat you, sure, but more than that he wants to eat you, caveman style.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

At which point, they had to come running toward the roo, bellowing and brandishing their golf clubs like cavemen on the fifth hole, just to get it to stop charging.

From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2023

We act like it’s always been like this since the cavemen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2023

"Readers can expect to meet characters ranging from cavemen to gnomes, wizards to ghosts, and read about time travel tourism, the haunting of Council offices, and a visitor from another planet," the publisher added.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2023

I loved the Geico cavemen but that’s the extent of my affection for Neanderthals.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 20, 2017

The war was as remote to her as cavemen and dinosaurs.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien




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