About The Word Jackanapes
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Jackanapes
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What's The Definition Of Jackanapes?
[n] someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
Synonyms | Synonyms for Jackanapes: lightweight | whippersnapper Related Terms | Find terms related to Jackanapes: See Also | cipher | cypher | nobody | nonentity Jackanapes In Webster's Dictionary \Jack"a*napes\, n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a
man who exhibits apes.] [Written also {jackanape}.]
1. A monkey; an ape. --Shak.
2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
A young upstart jackanapes. --Arbuthnot.
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