1a. Any of various large, tailless Old World primates of the family Pongidae, including the chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan. b. A monkey. 2. A mimic or imitator. 3.Informal A clumsy or boorish person.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: aped, ap·ing, apes To mimic slavishly but often with an absurd result. See synonyms at imitate.
IDIOM:
go apeInformal To become wildly excited or enthusiastic: went ape at the party; goes ape over Thai cuisine.
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