Jackanape
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈd͡ʒækəneɪp/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Jackanape is an adjective meaning Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.
Meaning
Of or pertaining to a jackanapes.
More Meanings
- Alternative form of jackanapes.
Example Sentences
Can Iack an Ape be merry vvhen his clog is at his heele.
I will teach a scurvy jackanape priest to meddle or make.
Who were the aristocracy, to give themselves airs? Jackanapes!
Now, she hath favoured, doth favour, and will favour, this jack-an-ape,—for what good part about him I know not, save that as one noble lady will love a messan dog, and another a screaming popinjay, and a third a Barbary ape, so doth it please our noble dame to set her affections upon this stray elf of a page, […]
Word Forms
- jackanapes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whippersnapper, lightweight, jackassed, jackassy, jank, jacked.
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