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jackanapes

noun

Meaning

  1. A monkey.
  2. An impudent or mischievous person.
  3. A jackanapes.

Etymology / origin

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No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

whippersnapper(English)lightweight(English)jack-a-napes(English)jackanapery(English)jane-of-apes(English)jackaninny(English)jack-ass(English)munjack(English)sideshow(English)monkey(English)bob(English)episode(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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