JACKANAPES


Meaning of JACKANAPES in English

[jack.a.napes] n [ME Jack Napis, nickname for William de la Pole d. 1450 duke of Suffolk] (1526) 1: monkey, ape

2. a: an impudent or conceited fellow b: a saucy or mischievous child

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