jackanapes

(jăk'ə-nāps')
n.

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

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

(JAK-uh-nayps)

noun
An impertinent conceited person.

Etymology
Probably from Jack Napes, from "jack (man) of an ape". This word was the nickname of William de la Pole (1396-1450), Duke of Suffolk, as his badge was a clog and chain, as might be tied to an ape

Usage
"It turned out some jackanapes of a whippersnapper at my publisher's had appended his own subtitle to a forthcoming book of mine and announced it on Amazon." — Mark Steyn; Michael Ignatieff's Home-ophobia; Macleans (Toronto, Canada); Oct 19, 2006.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
  Synonyms: whippersnapper, lightweight

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spradebasse, lille laban, Per Næsvis, næbbet unge

Nederlands (Dutch)
snotaap, verwaande kwast, tam gemaakte aap

Français (French)
n. - polisson

Deutsch (German)
n. - vorlautes Kind, gezähmter Affe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζιζάνιο, πειραχτήρι

Italiano (Italian)
monello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pessoa (f) presunçosa

Русский (Russian)
нахал, дерзкий или бойкий ребенок

Español (Spanish)
n. - mequetrefe, mono, diablillo, persona engreída e impertinente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sprätt, snobb, näbbgädda, slyngel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
无礼的男人, 猿, 顽童

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 無禮的男人, 猿, 頑童

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원숭이, 건방진 젊은이, 장난꾸러기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 生意気なやつ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شاب وقح, شايف نفسه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יהיר, גאוותן, חצוף, שובב, חמור מאולף‬

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