"yard ape" meaning in All languages combined

See yard ape on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-yard ape.ogg [Australia] Forms: yard apes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} yard ape (plural yard apes)
  1. (slang, derogatory) An unruly child. Tags: derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-yard_ape-en-noun-wBX3gs0C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. (slang, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A black person. Tags: derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur
    Sense id: en-yard_ape-en-noun-PG6l68SO Categories (other): English ethnic slurs

Inflected forms

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