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- adjective pejorative Holding
beliefs , or havingattitudes thought to beprimitive oruncivilised ; henceapelike
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Examples
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We men (pigs?) who appreciate the beauty of the Booth Babes are not necessarily knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers who make crude remarks at every attractive woman we see.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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We men (pigs?) who appreciate the beauty of the Booth Babes are not necessarily knuckle-dragging mouth-breathers who make crude remarks at every attractive woman we see.
Why I Hate the Booth Babe Story, a Guest Editorial by Holly A. 2010
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Then she went in for the kill: I will not call him the knuckle-dragging Neanderthal that perhaps others would want to call him.
Rick Santorum is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal Ruth Marcus 2011
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In "Blink of an Eye," Mr. Cohen spins a fantastical tale of a nuclear device that devastates Savannah, Ga., forcing a too-good-for-Washington president and his indefatigable aide to fight the forces of reaction—those knuckle-dragging American religious fanatics desperate to pin the attack on Iranian religious fanatics.
The Tedium Is the Message Michael Moynihan 2011
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Palin fought back, suggesting he is a "knuckle-dragging Neanderthal."
Santorum: Obama refuses to condemn evil Aaron Blake 2011
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Democrats have nada to run on, so they've taken to telling voters this crew of Republican candidates is the most knuckle-dragging and nutcase in history.
The Biggest Election Myths of 2010 Kimberley A. Strassel 2010
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Within hours of each man's fighting words, party and interest-group money-raisers were churning out paragraphs of outrage and YouTube links soliciting the $5, $10, or $2,000 donations they say are necessary to keep the "knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" on the other side (a term Grayson used to describe Republicans) from storming the castle.
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What I should have seen coming was the portrayal of parents who opposed the changed to the Ontario sex-ed curriculum as knuckle-dragging right-wing bigots.
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At a time when many Democrats are running to the right, freshman Rep. Alan Grayson has aggressively defended a position on the left, called Republicans "foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals" and labeled his opponent "Taliban Dan."
Florida Rep. Grayson Stakes Out the Left Louise Radnofsky 2010
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Just in case his wife doesn't take Sarah Palin up on her offer, I'll say it: Rick Santorum is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal.
Rick Santorum is a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal Ruth Marcus 2011
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