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plural noun Slang.

a pair of very high, angled handlebars on some customized motorcycles.

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Origin of ape hangers

First recorded in 1960–65

The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.
One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA|Cliff Schecter|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His play The Hairy Ape, the agent noted, “could easily lend itself to radical propaganda.”
Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?|Robert M. Dowling|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was just another crazy Twitter account, with one exception: this ugly ape represented me, without my permission.
How I (Digitally) Killed My Twitter Impostor|JoBeth McDaniel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They found that 60 percent of plantations overlapped with great ape habitat across the entire area.
Our Taste for Cheap Palm Oil Is Killing Chimpanzees|Carrie Arnold|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But a series of misunderstandings triggers an all-out war between man and ape, threatening the future of mankind.
Motion Capture Maestro Andy Serkis on ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ and Revolutionizing Cinema|Marlow Stern|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Widder Morse wants to ape these well-to-do folks that live tother end o Whiffle Street.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage|Gertrude W. Morrison
In the cave of Naulette, near Dinant, Belgium, has been found the lower jaw of a man of decidedly ape-like aspect.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
The lower jaws in both were heavy, while the woman was almost destitute of a chin—a marked ape-like characteristic.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
This disposition the man-ape lost as its foot fitted itself to the surface of the ground.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris
It is quite within the limits of probability, for instance, that the man-ape at an early date became omnivorous in its diet.
Man And His Ancestor|Charles Morris