she-ape

noun

A female ape.

Meanings

nounshe-ape (plural she-apes)

plural she-apes

  1. A female ape.

    “I have never told you my story, Olga. It would have been better had you known it—this might not have happened. I never saw my father. The only mother I knew was a ferocious she-ape.”

    1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 46
  2. derogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurA black woman.

    She-Ape of the Cornbelt. When she stalks you, she's got a shucking in mind.

    2009 June 14, Saint BEZARK, “Hey you guys you can re-join the ABC Google forum again”, in Number 71 (Usenet)
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    Why would anybody, black or white, want to date a big stinky, sweaty, she-ape?

    1998 November 20, Phil Nation, “The figure of a black women”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)

    Yes, she-ape Serena and she-ape Venus are over the hill, both defeated today by WHITE players - http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/index - Where's loud-mouth Big Daddy 'White girlz are afraid to play my girlz' Williams NOW, eh?

    2004 June 1, Jasper PNL Mfg Co, LTD, “two nigger she-apes defeated by White tennis players”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)

    A 30-year sentence for murder handed down last week to a 14-year-old Marion girl is reigniting debate over how Indiana deals with violent children.

    2004 July 9, elfatvis, “14-year old she-ape caged for killing grandmammy”, in soc.culture.african.american (Usenet)

    and that gorilla-faced fecal-colored negress is anything but "beautiful." That she-ape was shot through the ugly forest and hit every tree on the way.

    2008 October 2, me, “Re: Is it just me, or is Obama the dumbest homosexual negro ever?”, in soc.support.fat-acceptance (Usenet)

    Couldn't make a decision on his own to save his life. He has to have Czar's to shirk personal responsibility for poor decisions. Married to a racist black she-ape.

    2010 July 4, Husker, “Barack Obama & the USA Chart”, in alt.astrology (Usenet)

    Synonyms: buffarilla, negress, sheboon, sherilla

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA black woman.

Origin

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APA

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“she-ape.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/she-ape. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “she-ape,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/she-ape.

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