Bonobo 

A gay black men. Used to invoke the homoerotic tendencies of bonobo apes. Bonobo apes settle their differences with sexual intercourse rather than combat.

Can be derogatory depending on context.

Hide your husbands and your sons, the bonobos are coming!

Bonobo by Apfel5 June 11, 2024

Bonobo

A personality metaphor for a man who relies heavily on sex or sexual attention to cope with emotions, boredom, stress, or insecurity. Instead of building deep emotional intimacy, he often seeks short-term comfort or excitement through physical relationships.

“When life became difficult, the Bonobo looked for another thrill instead of facing his emotions.”

Bonobo by Wildmindspirit July 24, 2026

Bonobo Warfare 

Idea that conflicts should be resolved in the way that they are solved in bonobo society, which is entirely through sexual contact.

Bonobos screw gratuitously; males and males, females and females, adults and children. It replaces violence with sex, as opposed to normal Chimpanzees, which fight much in the way humans do.

According to the Bonobo Warfare theory, missiles would essentially be the same shape, but their function would be somewhat different.

Bonobo Warfare by Harry S. Truman September 21, 2004

Bonobo Stoked 

When you're so excited to go out with a chick that you just know you're gonna bang that you're like a Bonobo ape: Just walking around with an erection just waiting to go crazy on her.

Alexander: I'm going out with Serena tonight.
Edward: Dude, you're so gonna nail her. How stoked are you?
Alexander: BONOBO STOKED

Bonobo Stoked by simiangang January 16, 2010

Bonobo Handshake

Humans shake hands to greet. Bonobos have sex. Bonobo handshaking- having sex.

Businessman one: We've got the usual meet and greet- shake hands and smile 'sincerely'.
Businessman two: when it comes to greeting her businesswoman in distance, I's give her a bonobo handshake!

Bonobo Handshake by Liakias April 8, 2009

Bonobo Homo

A medical condition assigned to a human being living though the cleanup of another human being's former life.

"Rebekah sure looks down these days!" "Yeah, she's dealing with his ex and the cry shorties. It's a bad case of Bonobo Homo."

Bonobo Homo by 30somethin May 20, 2015

bonobo love 

care-free expressions of affection between people.

"there was so much bonobo love at that party... A massive group of people were just stroking eachother"

bonobo love by Donkeynumber10 February 17, 2017