aping

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So at the same time as worrying about their male classmates "bottling things up", girls are also feeling scared about how some boys and men - aping Manosphere behaviours - might act.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Though Hale’s crude aping of Harold Lloyd is disappointing, the rest of the cast acquit themselves admirably—no one more so than La Plante as the sympathetic heroine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

The plan is to craft something “safe and fun” that will “bring joy” to its users, especially “women and gay people,” at a time when other social media executives are aping norms of reactionary ultramasculinity.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2025

Emails between Percoco and a consultant referred to the money as “ziti,” aping a trope from “The Sopranos.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

It is only as I do it that I realize who I am aping, whose face frightened me into wanting it for my own.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black