Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for JACK'A-NAPES
JACK'A-NAPES, n. [jack and ape.]
- A monkey; an ape.
- A coxcomb; an impertinent fellow. A young upstart jackanapes. – Arbuthnot.
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JACK'A-NAPES, n. [jack and ape.]
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