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cave man
Definition
Or: caveman , a noun and adjective for:1. An aggressively masculine man or one blatantly virile.
2. A man coarse, rude or crude of manner, especially toward women.
3. One who is sexually rough or masterful; a primal primate, but cute.
Quotes:
(1) Robert Marvin (Robert Young) to Elsa Carrington (Madeleine Carroll) in Secret Agent (1936): ' Look at what you're passing up, a caveman with a college education.'
(2) Peaches O'Day (Mae West) puns the expression when referring to a man who 'craved her kisses, her love...' in Every Day's a Holiday (1937): ' Ah, a crave man.'
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