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19 Fun Words - JACKANAPES
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JACKANAPES
jackanapes - an impertinent, presumptuous person, especially a young man; an impudent, mischievous child
Pronunciation - jak'-uh-neyps
Origin - 1400-50; late Middle English 'Jakken-apes', literally, jack (i.e., man) of the ape; nickname of William de la Pole (1396-1450), Duke of Suffolk, whose badge was an ape's clog and chain
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