knuckle dragger
nounEtymology An allusion to the practice of some large primates of walking on all fours with their knuckles close to the ground.
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Derogatory, Idiomatic, Often A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
- Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big strapping, robust south side knuckle dragger and chick magnet.2008 December 21, Pat Hickey, “Prepare the Pulitzer”, in Chicago Daily Observer, retrieved 05 Jan 2009:
- The scientists were frustrated by the constant need to have knuckle draggers following them like mother hens.2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 35:
- Synonyms
- Neanderthal