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jackanape
(gcide) | Jackanapes \Jack"a*napes\, n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a
man who exhibits apes.] [Written also jackanape.]
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1. A monkey; an ape. --Shak.
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2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
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A young upstart jackanapes. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster] Jackaroo |
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jackanapes
(encz) | jackanapes,nafoukanec n: Zdeněk Brož |
Jackanapes
(gcide) | 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.
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2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
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A young upstart jackanapes. --Arbuthnot.
[1913 Webster] Jackaroo |
jackanapes
(wn) | jackanapes
n 1: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
[syn: whippersnapper, jackanapes, lightweight] |
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