JACKANAPES


Meaning of JACKANAPES in English

n. archaic 1 a pert or insolent fellow. 2 a mischievous child. 3 a tame monkey.

[ 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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