Ape
Ape verb - To use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior.
Usage example: was caught aping the substitute teacher's thick accent
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There are occasional mentions of an animal called a "mock-man", which is probably an ape to judge by its description.
Source: Call a Rabbit a "Smeerp" -
Exceptions of course are when Light Is Not Good, and the decidedly evil character (maybe a fallen or One-Winged Angel?) decides to ape the good guys as a way to mock them.
Source: Holy Halo -
Bonanza: The Season 2 episode "The Ape" used this trope as its centerpiece: a lonely, mentally challenged man named Arnie desperately seeking both love and a chance at owning his own farm causing great physical harm to people who cruelly mock him.
Source: Does Not Know His Own Strength
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Mock and Ape. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ape/mock
Ape & Mock. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ape/mock>.
Mock or Ape. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ape/mock.
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