go ape
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go ape
verb goes ape · going ape · went ape · gone ape
- To become wildly excited or enthusiastic.
- To become very angry. "Forgot to tell you. Some reporter found out we had a Russkie up here and tried to bluff his way onto the floor. A nurse stopped him. Admiral Blackburn found out and went ape. The whole floor's sealed off. What's the big secret, anyway?"
Similar: go apeshit, go bananas
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Similar: go apeshit, go bananas
Talk about this word "go ape." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/go%20ape. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. go ape. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/go%20ape "go ape." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/go%20ape.Cite this
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title = {go ape},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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