Definition of Jackanapeses

1. Noun. (plural of jackanapes) ¹

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Definition of Jackanapeses

1. jackanapes [n] - See also: jackanapes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jackanapeses

jack the lad
jackal
jackal buzzard
jackal buzzards
jackalled
jackalling
jackalope
jackalopes
jackals
jackanape
jackanaperies
jackanapery
jackanapes
jackanapeses (current term)
jackaroo
jackarooed
jackarooesse
jackarooesses
jackarooing
jackaroos
jackarse
jackarses

Literary usage of Jackanapeses

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Studies of the Eighteenth Century in Italy by Vernon Lee (1908)
"unquenchable jackanapeses the abati, half priests or sham priests, with pockets full of sonnets and epigrams, and a reputation to keep up for delicacy and ..."

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