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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Jackanapes \Jack"a*napes\, n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a man who exhibits apes.] [Written also {jackanape}.] 1. A monkey; an ape. --Shak. 2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: jackanapes n : someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: {whippersnapper}, {lightweight}]
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