a pert jackanapes, full of college petulance and self-conceit (Tobias G. Smollett).
SYNONYM(S): popinjay.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
napes — jack·a·napes; … English syllables
jack — am·ber·jack; ap·ple·jack; blue·jack; cro·jack; cross·jack; hi·jack·er; jack·a·legs; jack·a·napes; jack; jack·a·roo; jack·ass; jack·ass·ery; jack·ass·ness; jack·een; jack·er; jack·field; jack·fruit; jack·light·er; jack·man; jack·roll;… … English syllables
jackanapes — jack·a·napes … English syllables
jackanapes — jack•a•napes [[t]ˈdʒæk əˌneɪps[/t]] n. 1) an impertinent fellow 2) a mischievous child 3) archaic an ape or monkey • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME Jakken apes, lit., jack (i.e., man) of the ape, nickname of William de la Pole (1396–1450), Duke of… … From formal English to slang
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk — William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, KG (16 October 1396 at Cotton, Suffolk, – 2 May 1450), nicknamed Jack Napes (whence the word jackanapes ), was an important English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years War, and later Lord… … Wikipedia
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
jackanape — Jackanapes Jack a*napes, n. [For Jack o (= of) apes; prop., a man who exhibits apes.] [Written also {jackanape}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A monkey; an ape. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. [1913 Webster] A young… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jackanapes — Jack a*napes, n. [For Jack o (= of) apes; prop., a man who exhibits apes.] [Written also {jackanape}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A monkey; an ape. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. [1913 Webster] A young upstart… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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