Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

go ape en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic.
  2. (slang) 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?" 1984, Tom Clancy, “The Eleventh Day: Monday, 13 December”, in The Hunt for Red October, Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, page 267:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
went ape Tense=Past lexicographic
goes ape Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
going ape Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gone ape Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

chimp out

Synonyms

go bananas · go apeshit