Meaning

1 senses
  1. (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur)An attempt of a black person, especially something in relation to criminal activity.

Origin

Blend of ape + attempt.

Blend of ape + attempt.

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Forms

plural: apetempts
Singularapetempt
Pluralapetempts

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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