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jackanapes noun William de la Pole, the Duke of Suffolk, was a well-regarded soldier and commander during the Hundred Years' War. It was during his dukedom (1448-1450), however, that England lost its possessions in northern France, and his popularity consequently suffered. The coat of arms for de la Pole's family sported an image of a collar and chain that, at the time, was commonly used for leashing pet monkeys, then known as jackanapes (a word whose precise origin is uncertain). By association, people gave the Duke the nickname "Jack Napis," and soon jackanapes took on a life of its own as a word for an impudent person and, later, a misbehaving child. 1 : monkey, ape2 a : an impudent or conceited fellowb : a saucy or mischievous child

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March 24, 2015 JAK-uh-nayps Mrs. Hobson had her neighbor's son pegged as a disrespectful jackanapes and was therefore reluctant to hire him to shovel the driveway.   "If I were still the rambunctious little jackanapes I once was, I would have stayed in the room and played astronaut all day." - Christopher Muther, Boston Globe, August 16, 2014

Word	jackanapes
Date	March 24, 2015
Type	noun
Syllables	JAK-uh-nayps
Etymology	William de la Pole, the Duke of Suffolk, was a well-regarded soldier and commander during the Hundred Years' War. It was during his dukedom (1448-1450), however, that England lost its possessions in northern France, and his popularity consequently suffered. The coat of arms for de la Pole's family sported an image of a collar and chain that, at the time, was commonly used for leashing pet monkeys, then known as jackanapes (a word whose precise origin is uncertain). By association, people gave the Duke the nickname "Jack Napis," and soon jackanapes took on a life of its own as a word for an impudent person and, later, a misbehaving child.
Examples	Mrs. Hobson had her neighbor's son pegged as a disrespectful jackanapes and was therefore reluctant to hire him to shovel the driveway. "If I were still the rambunctious little jackanapes I once was, I would have stayed in the room and played astronaut all day." - Christopher Muther, Boston Globe, August 16, 2014
Definition	1 : monkey, ape 2 a : an impudent or conceited fellow b : a saucy or mischievous child

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