"pavement ape" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pavement apes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pavement ape (plural pavement apes)
  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur Synonyms: street ape, gutter ape, yard ape
    Sense id: en-pavement_ape-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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          "text": "So, as a \"hoodrat\" and a \"pavement ape,\" it is believed that I am ontologically those horrible things. Think here of how the Jews were depicted as \"vermin.\" This is more than racist biology, but a racist metaphysical way of construing the being of Jews.",
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