JACKANAPES

whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight

(noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

jackanapes (plural jackanapeses)

(obsolete) A monkey.

(dated, pejorative) An impudent or mischievous person.

Usage notes

Originally the singular form, jackanapes is also analyzed as a plural (due to the -s), and hence jackanape was formed as a singular backformation.

Etymology 2

Noun

jackanapes

plural of jackanape

Source: Wiktionary

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Jack"a*napes, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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