jackanapes

(jakə nāps′)

noun

  1. Archaic a monkey
  2. a conceited, insolent, presumptuous fellow
  3. a pert, mischievous child

Origin: ME Jac Napes, nickname of William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk (1396-1450), whose badge was a clog and a chain like a tame ape's

See jackanapes in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A conceited or impudent person.
  2. A mischievous child.
  3. Archaic A monkey or an ape.

Origin:

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

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