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troglodyte
(redirected from cave dweller)

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troglodyte
a cave dweller, esp one of the prehistoric peoples thought to have lived in caves
(jargon)troglodyte - (Commodore) 1. A hacker who never leaves his cubicle. The term "Gnoll" (from Dungeons & Dragons) is also reported.

2. A curmudgeon attached to an obsolescent computing environment. The combination "ITS troglodyte" was flung around some during the Usenet and e-mail wringle-wrangle attending the 2.x.x revision of the Jargon File; at least one of the people it was intended to describe adopted it with pride.


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Last February, crowds that were dressed like cave dwellers covered themselves with a layer of slimy mud, and then paraded down the streets of Jabaquara for Brazil's annual "mud carnival.
Mud dip by Bryner, Jeanna / Science World
However, when the researchers repeated the tests in darkness, only the cave dwellers still showed the size preference.
Fish in the dark still size up mates by Milius, Susan / Science News
Work with your class to decide on a decorative theme appropriate to the spirit of your facility--the cave dwellers, a construction crew, Gulliver in Lilliput, an anthill.
Wise Words by Rose, Mary C. / Instructor (1990)
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