ape (n.)
fool, idiot, jackass
2H4 II.iv.211[Doll to Falstaff] Alas, poor ape, how thou sweatest! [affectionate use]
2H4 IV.v.123[King Henry IV to Prince Henry] to the English court assemble now, / From every region, apes of idleness!
Cym IV.ii.194[Guiderius to Belarius] Triumphs for nothing, and lamenting toys, / Is jollity for apes, and grief for boys
MA V.i.91.1[Antonio to and of Claudio and Don Pedro] Boys, apes, braggarts, Jacks
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