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Aped
"Aped" means bought into a token impulsively, at full size, with minimal research — as in "I aped in at the top." Aping is the signature degen entry: driven by FOMO and social velocity rather than analysis, usually seconds after a ticker starts trending on X or a trading terminal feed.
The honest version of the move, to the extent one exists, is aping the verified contract instead of the first search result: check the mint address, LP status, and holder distribution before the impulse buy, not after. COPEAI keeps its contract address and third-party verification links on /official/ for exactly that thirty-second routine. Entertainment only — nothing here is a suggestion to ape anything.