apery

[ ey-puh-ree ]

noun

, plural ap·er·ies.

1. apish behavior; mimicry.
2. a silly trick.

apery

/ ˈeɪpərɪ /

noun

1. imitative behaviour; mimicry

Word History and Origins

Origin of apery¹

First recorded in 1610–20; ape + -ery

Example Sentences

She got her substitute vocabulary word right but misspelled “apery” to conclude the day’s action.

From Washington Post

The only difference between him and most former presidential candidates is that his apery is more apparent.

From Time

But I just know it’s a word you can make out of ‘aperies.’

From The New Yorker

If you have a hippopotamus major in your brain, you are no ape, though you had four hands, no feet, and were more apish than the apes of all aperies.

From Project Gutenberg

I saw there many women, dressed without regard to the season or the demands of the place, in apery, or, as it looked, in mockery, of European fashions.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• clone
• impersonation
• impression
• mimicry
• parody
• reflection
• replica
• reproduction