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/eɪp/ · noun
An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail..
Of vvhat texte thou proveſt hell / vvill a nother prove purgatory / a nother lymbo patrum / and a nother the aſſumpcion of oure ladi: And a nother ſhall prove of the ſame texte that an Ape hath a tayle.
I could not think of a better representation of the good in this world, let alone this r***^([sic]) band of apes on Reddit.
The tragic consequences of Bed Bath & Beyond's whiplashing fortunes have cast an even darker cloud over Cohen's reputation. But in all likelihood the meme-stock phenomenon is here to stay--even if Cohen and his ilk are profiting off the backs of the "apes" who support them.
In their self-professed and commonly invoked role of “degenerates” and “apes,” r/wallstreetbets commenters regularly adopt language of worship for those they admire, and in the case of GameStop, DeepFuckingValue, aka Roaring Kitty, aka Keith Gill was deemed worthy.
It was however widely misinterpreted by mainstream media as an expression of the inability of the WallStreetBets members to make rational financial decisions (Pearkes, 2021)⁵. The argument that apes were incompetent investors was particularly reliant on one term: loss porn.
With the economy humming and the stock market near record highs, the “apes” are back—and “in full-on risk mode.”
And well their dignity it ſuits, / To ape the gravity of brutes.
But there’s this difference; one is gold put to the use of paving-stones, and the other is tin polished to ape a service of silver.
Use ape when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ape means An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail..
Common synonyms include ape, caricature, imitate, copy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Of vvhat texte thou proveſt hell / vvill a nother prove purgatory / a nother lymbo patrum / and a nother the aſſumpcion of oure ladi: And a nother ſhall prove of the ſame texte that an Ape hath a tayle.
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