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jackanapes

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It's almost like the president of the united states is held to a higher standard than some random jackanapes with a "blue check" next to their name.

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Quick take

someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

Meaning at a glance

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noun

someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for jackanapes.

Example sentences

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It's almost like the president of the united states is held to a higher standard than some random jackanapes with a "blue check" next to their name.

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Who is paying these jackanapes to spew absurdities? The same people making money spouting prophecies of "tablets will kill desktop computing" are now being paid to spew prophecies of "tablets are dead".

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This was years ago, and I still have no qualms about deriding these jackanapes who work in the insular world of government Python development in London. I felt like a proper whore working for the government, extremely easy work, good pay; but a terrible inability to see how mediocre what they were doing was.

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How do you use jackanapes in a sentence?

It's almost like the president of the united states is held to a higher standard than some random jackanapes with a "blue check" next to their name.

What does jackanapes mean?

someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

What part of speech is jackanapes?

jackanapes is commonly used as noun.