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jackanapes

noun

Reveal meaning and examples

An old-fashioned term for an impudent or conceited person.

The comic character dismissed his rival as a jackanapes.

Dictionary practice example.

The editor labeled jackanapes an old-fashioned insult rather than a neutral description.