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Aped

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ape

  [eyp] noun, verb, aped, ap⋅ing.
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–noun
1. any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape), which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape), which includes the gibbon and siamang.
2. (loosely) any primate except humans.
3. an imitator; mimic.
4. Informal. a big, ugly, clumsy person.
–verb (used with object)
5. to imitate; mimic: to ape another's style of writing.
—Idioms
6. go ape, Slang. to become violently emotional: When she threatened to leave him, he went ape.
7. go ape over, Slang. to be extremely enthusiastic about: They go ape over old rock music.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE apa; c. OS apo, ON api, OHG affo (G Affe)

Related forms:
apelike, adjective
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ape   (āp)   
n.  

    1. Any of various large, tailless Old World primates of the family Pongidae, including the chimpanzee, gorilla, gibbon, and orangutan.

    2. A monkey.

  2. A mimic or imitator.

  3. Informal A clumsy or boorish person.

tr.v.   aped, ap·ing, apes
To mimic slavishly but often with an absurd result. See Synonyms at imitate.

[Middle English, from Old English apa.]
ap'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
ape

  1. n.
    a hoodlum or strong-arm man, especially if big and strong. (Underworld.) : Tell your ape to let me go!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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aped [ept]

  1. mod.
    alcohol intoxicated. : I've never seen my brother so totally aped before.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

ape 
O.E. apa, from P.Gmc. *apan (cf. O.S. apo, O.N. api, Du. aap, Ger. affe), perhaps borrowed in P.Gmc. from Celtic (cf. O.Ir. apa) or Slavic (cf. O.Bohemian op, Slovak opitza), probably ult. from a non-I.E. language. The verb "to imitate" (1632) is implied in to play the ape (1579), and the noun sense of "one who mimics" may date from c.1230. Ape-man, hypothetical "missing link," is from 1879, in a translation of Haeckel. To go ape (in emphatic form, go apeshit) "go crazy" is 1955, U.S. slang. To lead apes in hell (1579) was the fancied fate of one who died an old maid.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ape
Pronunciation: 'Ap
Function: noun
1 : MONKEY;especially : one of the larger tailless or short-tailed Old World forms
2 : any of the large tailless semierect primates (as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, orgibbon) that comprise two primate families (Pongidae and Hylobatidae) called also anthropoid, anthropoid ape
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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