English

Noun

naked ape ‎(plural naked apes)

1. (idiomatic, often humorous) A human being.
   • 1969, David H. Stewart, "The Decline of WASP Literature in America," College English, vol. 30, no. 6, p. 412:

     What, after all, can a poor naked ape do?

   • 2003, M. Pagel and W. Bodmer, "A Naked Ape Would 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.

   • 2006 April 3, Greg Levine, "Anheuser, Pepsi CEOs Face New Labor Cost: Chimps," forbes.com (retrieved 16 Aug. 2011):

     Anheuser-Busch ads have played up the similarities between ape and naked ape—with the lower primates usually looking better.

See also

• featherless biped