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ape (someone's) behavior
ape (someone's) behavior
To mimic the behavior of someone, generally in a mocking or derisive manner. It is pretty standard now for comedians to ape the president's behavior and manner of speech.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Godfried | | KHAWT-freet | Dutch |
| Viking | | VEE-king (Swedish), VEE-keeng (Finnish) | Swedish, Finnish |
| Vanessa | | və-NES-ə (English) | English, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch |
| Nieve | | - | Spanish |
| Rowley | | - | English |
| Somayeh | | - | Persian |