Thesaurus: jackanapes

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1. n. A monkey; an ape.
2. n. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.
3. n. someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
4. 1. A monkey; an ape. Shak. 2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. Arbuthnot.
5. A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, orotherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life.[Colloq., Australia]
6. n someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous