jackanapes

  • 11jackanapes — n. [Written also Jackanape.] 1. Monkey. See ape. 2. Beau, fop, dandy. See jack a dandy …

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  • 12jackanapes — n 1. whippersnapper, malapert, pup, boldface, brazenface, swaggerer; upstart, wiseacre, weisenheimer, Sl. wise guy, smarty, smart aleck, smarty pants. 2. imp, mischief maker, monkey, hooligan, rascal, punk, gamin; rapscallion, devil, scamp, Inf.… …

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  • 13jackanapes — jack·a·napes …

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  • 14jackanapes — 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… …

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  • 15jackanapes — /ˈdʒækəneɪps/ (say jakuhnayps) noun 1. a pert, presuming young man; whippersnapper. 2. a mischievous child. 3. a conceited person; coxcomb. 4. Obsolete an ape or monkey. {variant of Middle English Jack Napes, nickname of William, Duke of Suffolk …

  • 16jackanapes — n. archaic 1 a pert or insolent fellow. 2 a mischievous child. 3 a tame monkey. Etymology: earliest as Jack Napes (1450): supposed to refer to the Duke of Suffolk, whose badge was an ape s clog and chain …

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  • 17Day of the Jackanapes — The Simpsons episode Episode no. 261 Prod. code CABF10 …

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  • 18Day of the Jackanapes — Episodio de Los Simpson Episodio n.º Temporada 12 Episodio 261 Código de producción CABF10 Guionista(s) Al Jean Director Michael Marcantel Estrellas invitadas …

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  • 19jackanape — 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… …

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  • 20William 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… …

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