ape leader

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ape leader

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An old maid's punishment after death, for neglecting to increase and multiply, was said to be the leading of apes in Hell.

noun ape leaders

idiomatic, obsolete An old maid.

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noun old maid

Français	vieille fille
Русский	ста́рая де́ва stáraja déva

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"ape leader." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ape%20leader. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ape_leader_2026,
  title = {ape leader},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ape%20leader},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}