ape

noun6

1. •
   An anthropoid of the superfamily Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail.
2. •
   A Hominoidea primate other than a human.
3. •
   (offensive) An unintelligent or unsophisticated person, especially one who behaves irrationally or in an uncivilised manner.
4. •
   (Internet) A person who invests in meme stock, especially one who uses subreddits such as /r/wallstreetbets.

   • I could not think of a better representation of the good in this world, let alone this r***^([sic]) band of apes on Reddit. — 2021
5. •
   (offensive) A black person.

   • But he was worried about Leiter in the hands of those clumsy black apes. — 1954
6. •
   One who apes; a foolish imitator.

verb2

1. •
   To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

   • And well their dignity it suits, / To ape the gravity of brutes. — 1772
2. •
   To behave like an ape.

adjective1

1. •
   (slang) Wild; crazy.

   • We were ape over the new look.
   • He went ape when he heard the bad news.

noun1

1. •
   Initialism of alkylphenol ethoxylate.

   • The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market. — 2008