a biological term found on white power and nazi websites to describe dark-skinned people of african descent, designed to perpetuate the belief that blacks are genetically different from whites and asians because of their longer forearms, larger foreheads, and wider nose and lips; a word used by racists to suggest that the Negroid race, unlike the Caucasian and Mongoloid races, is closer to the chimpanzee than homo sapiens.
White Power Dude #1: Did you see how many murders those niggers did last night?
White Power Dude #2: What you expect from an afropithecus erectus. They ain't like you and me.
White Power Dude #2: What you expect from an afropithecus erectus. They ain't like you and me.
by Jason Corrigan June 24, 2008