jackanapes

jack·a·napes  (jk-nps)

n.

1. A conceited or impudent person.

2. A mischievous child.

3. Archaic A monkey or an ape.

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[From Middle English Jack Napis, nickname of William de la Pole, Fourth Earl and First Duke of Suffolk (1396-1450).]

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jackanapes [ˈdʒækəˌneɪps]

n

1. a conceited impertinent person

2. a mischievous child

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Archaic a monkey

[variant of Jakken-apes, literally: Jack of the ape, nickname of William de la Pole (1396-1450), first Duke of Suffolk, whose badge showed an ape's ball and chain]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

jackanapes - someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous whippersnapper, lightweight nobody, nonentity, cypher, cipher - a person of no influence

Translations

jackanapes [ˈdʒækəneɪps] N → mequetrefe m

jackanapes

n pl <-> (old) (= man) → Fant m (old), → (eingebildeter) Laffe (old); (= child) → Racker m (old)