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yard apes

yard apes is the plural of yard ape.

Meaning of yard ape

Noun

yard ape (plural yard apes)

  1. (derogatory, slang) An unruly child.
    • "Yard apes!" yelled Ramona, her name for the sort of boys who always got the best balls, who were always first on the playground, and who chased their soccer balls through other people's hopscotch games.1981, Beverly Cleary, Ramona Quimby, Age 8
  2. (derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur) A black person.
    • Crude American racists often refer to blacks as "niggers," "coons," "porch monkeys," "jungle bunnies," and "yard apes."1997, Lewis R. Gordon, Existence in Black

Questions about yard apes

What is yard apes the plural of?
Yard apes is the plural of yard ape.

Words near yard apes in the dictionary

  1. yarco
  2. Yarcombe
  3. yarcos
  4. yard
  5. yard ape
  6. yard apes
  7. yard arm
  8. yard arms
  9. yard bird
  10. yard birds
  11. yard dart

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