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jackanapes::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lightweight, whippersnapper |
| Type of | cipher, cypher, nobody, nonentity |
Examples of jackanapes
jackanapes
It is a pathetic attempt, to sway voters into thinking this jackanapes, has an idea worth pursuing.
From the toledoblade.com
In the end, it is easy to second Barbara's suggestion that her jobless jackanapes may be merely a self-inflated windbag.
From the time.com
I take issue with this jackanapes.
From the guardian.co.uk
In James Garnon's compelling performance, James is a juddering jackanapes with an unbounded enthusiasm for Anne's wardrobe of 2000 dresses.
From the independent.co.uk
The second was the series of small-town family comedies, 14 of them in all, cast as Andy Hardy, the jackanapes son of a small-town judge.
From the guardian.co.uk
Humorist H. Allen Smith, a longtime friend and fellow jackanapes who died last year, records these contradictions with bemusement and affection.
From the time.com
And he wonders why we infer that ID proponents are Bible thumping jackanapes trying to gussy up the infertile mendacity of ID with an unpersusive patina of academic authority.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
- Whippersnapper: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
- A monkey; An impudent or mischievous person
- An ape; a pert, ugly, little fellow.
- A conceited or impudent person
- A rapscallion, hooligan.
