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yard ape
n. 1 (context slang derogatory English) An unruly child. 2 (context slang derogatory offensive ethnic slur English) A black person.
Usage examples of "yard ape".
Her mama had named her Kathy-Mae, and she was just another snot-nosed, scabby-kneed, malnourished yard ape destined to grow up hard and ignorant in the Carolina hills.
Her mama had named her Kathy-Mae, and she was just another snotnosed, scabby-kneed, malnourished yard ape destined to grow up hard and ignorant in the Carolina hills.
She had not been as gently raised as Jimmy and it was an effort for her to maintain an air of sweet reason when all her instincts clamored to drop negotiations and simply scream Look, you spoiled little yard ape, I've already missed ten minutes of General Hospital.