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troglodyte

[trog-luh-dahyt] / ˈtrɒg ləˌdaɪt /
ADJECTIVE
reclining
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NOUN
cave dweller
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The troglodytes that populate X — among whom Vance spends an inordinate amount of his day — may be thrilled.

From Salon

Permanent political hegemony and the final extinction of the troglodyte right might take a while, but were sure to follow.

From Salon

Students and administrators alike hate him, and the feeling is mutual; terms Hunham describes his overprivileged charges with range from “genuine troglodytes” to “snarling Visigoths.”

From Los Angeles Times

And a good thing too, since in Paul’s own estimation, Barton boys are, with rare exception, a hopeless bunch of “philistines,” “reprobates,” “troglodytes,” “degenerates,” “hormonal vulgarians,” “fetid layabouts” and “snarling Visigoths.”

From Los Angeles Times

It doesn’t mean all men are violent troglodytes, or that women don’t use guns, too.

From Seattle Times