Ape

Quick meaning: Ape is a noun meaning An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

Meaning

An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.

More Meanings

1. A Hominoidea primate other than a human.
2. (derogatory) An unintelligent or unsophisticated person, especially one who behaves irrationally or in an uncivilised manner.
3. One who apes; a foolish imitator.
4. (Internet slang, Reddit) A person who invests in meme stock, especially one who uses subreddits such as /r/wallstreetbets.
5. (intransitive) To behave like an ape.
6. (transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.
7. (slang) Wild; crazy.

Example Sentences

And well their dignity it ſuits, / To ape the gravity of brutes.

With the economy humming and the stock market near record highs, the “apes” are back—and “in full-on risk mode.”

I could not think of a better representation of the good in this world, let alone this r***^([sic]) band of apes on Reddit.

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.

Word Forms

• apes
• apeing
• aped

Synonyms for ape

Depending on context, synonyms include caricature, imitate, copy, anthropoid, aper, imitator.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include anthropoid, caricature, imitator, copy, imitate, copycat.

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