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Episode: Atavistic

A night at the museum. “I guess it’s hard to escape your atavistic ways if you’re constantly telling stories about your primitive ancestors.”

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Atavistic
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A night at the museum. ”I guess it's hard to escape your atavistic ways if you're constantly telling stories about your primitive ancestors.”

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at•a•vis•tik
adəˈvistik
 
1a: recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
 
1b: recurrence of or reversion to a past style, manner, outlook, approach, or activity
architectural atavism
 
2an individual or character that manifests atavism throwback

A Night At The Museum [script for "atavistic"]

Museum Loudspeaker: The museum is closing in 15 minutes.

Jay: Here, put this in your pocket. Mine are already full.

Elle: I can’t steal from my own gift shop. You’re the museum director. Why are you stealing?

Jay: I’ve been collecting these model dinosaurs now for 12 years. Every few months, they come out with a new one.

Elle: They’re only 25 dollars.

Jay: Yes, that’s about 20 more than they’re worth.

Elle: Why can’t you take it?

Jay: Like I said, my pockets are full. I can’t get enough of these cafeteria dinner rolls. I take three or four every night.

Elle: I guess it’s hard to escape your atavistic ways if you’re constantly telling stories about your primitive ancestors.

Fun facts about: Atavistic

The word “atavistic” is quite interesting! It comes from the Latin term “atavus”, meaning “ancestor,” and it describes traits or behaviors that harken back to our ancestral past. Here are some fun details:

1. Throwback to Ancestors: The term often refers to the reappearance of traits that have been dormant for generations, like physical characteristics or instincts that modern creatures don’t normally show. Imagine a modern animal displaying behaviors or features that were common in its distant evolutionary ancestors.

2. Used in Biology and Culture: In biology, an “atavism” is when an organism exhibits a genetic trait from its ancestors that hasn’t been seen for many generations, like a human born with a tail! In culture, it can describe behaviors or societal customs that feel primitive or out of sync with modern norms, like tribalism or survival instincts.

3. Literary and Dramatic: In literature, “atavistic” is sometimes used to describe primal or deeply ingrained emotions and actions, like the sudden rage or fear that can surge up from deep within a character, bypassing their rational mind.

4. Sounds Exotic: The word itself carries a kind of primal energy with its sound, as if it’s tapping into something ancient and instinctive, which gives it a lot of expressive power when describing something that feels wild, raw, or untamed.

It’s a great word for describing the resurgence of anything deeply ancient or primitive, both in physical form and in human nature!

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