knuckle dragger

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English

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Etymology

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An allusion to the practice of some large primates of walking upright with their knuckles close to the ground.

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Noun

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knuckle dragger (plural knuckle draggers)

  1. (idiomatic, often derogatory) A large, strong, and rather dimwitted person.
    • 2008 December 21, Pat Hickey, “Prepare the Pulitzer”, in Chicago Daily Observer, retrieved 5 Jan. 2009:
      Mickey was wide receiver on the St. Rita Football Team in 2007—a big strapping, robust south side knuckle dragger and chick magnet.
    • 2017, A.K. Brown, Humans on the Menu (Champagne Universe Series: Book 2), page 35:
      The scientists were frustrated by the constant need to have knuckle draggers following them like mother hens.

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