jackanapes

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: jack=a=napes

CIDE DICTIONARY

jackanapes, n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a man who exhibits apes.].

•  A monkey; an ape.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.  [1913 Webster]

  "A young upstart jackanapes."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

jackanapes, 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

ROGET THESAURUS

jackanapes

Blusterer

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