Jackanapes

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  jackanapes
       n : someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn:
            {whippersnapper}, {lightweight}]