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(slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic. / (slang) To become very angry.

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go ape

Source Word

go ape

slang

(slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic. / (slang) To become very angry.

Japanese Meaning

（俗語）激しく興奮し大興奮する、または、熱狂する / （俗語）激しく怒る、または、腹立たしくなる

When the band announced the encore, the crowd began to go ape.

バンドがアンコールを発表したとき、観客は大興奮した。

Sense（1）

(slang) To become wildly excited or enthusiastic.

Sense（2）

(slang) To become very angry.

goes ape

（ present singular third-person ）

going ape

（ participle present ）

went ape

（ past ）

gone ape

（ participle past ）