English Explanatory Dictionary

ape leader

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An old maid.

Word forms

ape leader ape leaders

Etymology

An old maid's punishment after death, for neglecting to increase and multiply, was said to be the leading of apes in Hell.

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