JACKANAPESES

Noun

jackanapeses

plural of jackanapes

Source: Wiktionary


JACKANAPES

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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