monkey man

Simian human figure

Monkey man is a derogatory term for a Black man, comparing him to a primate.

The insult trades on racist imagery associating Black people with apes.

Separately, monkey man can describe someone unusually agile or nimble, or a man who works with trained monkeys as street entertainment.

cryptid

Bigfoot

Legendary North American ape-man

primate · simian · beast · creature · New Delhi · panic · mass hysteria · rumor · phantom · mystery

mythology

Sun Wukong

Legendary Chinese monkey king

legend · fable · deity · shapeshifter · hero · divine · epic · Ramayana · supernatural · mythical

Opposites
evolutionary/biological status

monkey manHomo sapiens

Scientific name for humans

angel · robot · android · modern human · transhuman

physical comportment

monkey mangentleman

Courteous, honorable man

sophisticate · aristocrat · nobleman · dandy · scholar

mythological/folkloric creature type

monkey manmermaid

Fish-tailed ocean woman

lizard man · werewolf · centaur · reptilian · angel

Family

monkey, man, monkeys, monkeyed, monkeying, manly, manliness, manhood, mankind

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG