They were brutish and uncouth, filthy in appearance and in habits. Likewise, others on the police force find Spartan's behavior brutish and uncivilized. Postumus was known for being brutish, insolent, stubborn, and potentially violent. Most of the Ice Warriors that the Doctor encounters are brutish and belligerent. Despite his comparatively brutish manner, Jayne regularly displays cunning and common sense. It was common for ancient historians to portray Postumus as dim-witted and brutish. Despite his brutish appearance, Conan uses his brains as well as his brawn. Dutch considers Vic to be nothing more than a brutish thug. Hence the term "yahoo" has come to mean "a crude, brutish or obscenely coarse person". Throughout the nineteenth century, the worker's existence remained largely miserable, nasty, brutish and short. Later, Leroy witnesses Laura being kidnapped by Arkadian's brutish henchman Rock. He is much more brutish, pimp slapping a female employee simply because Lord commands it. And, truthfully, it's kind of refreshing to be nasty and brutish. The majority of witnesses recall him as coarse, brutish and a heavy drinker. This has been reduced to the commonly heard triad "nasty, brutish and short".