JACKANAPES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

Synonyms:

jackanapes; lightweight; whippersnapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("jackanapes" is a kind of...):

cipher; cypher; nobody; nonentity (a person of no influence)

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