meanderthal

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noun

An aimless, slow-moving person.

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Meanings

nounmeanderthal (plural meanderthals)

plural meanderthals

  1. derogatoryslangAn aimless, slow-moving person.

    It takes 60 to 90 minutes to walk from the Eiffel Tower to the Marais, depending on how many slow-moving "Meanderthals" are in your way.

    2000, Dan Levine, Paris: Insiders' Guide for Urban Adventurers, Empire Press, →ISBN, page 39

Origin

Blend of meander + Neanderthal.

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APA

meanderthal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meanderthal

MLA

“meanderthal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meanderthal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meanderthal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meanderthal.

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