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   jackanapes

   /ˈdʒakəneɪps/

   noun

   • 1. a cheeky or impertinent person. dated
   • 2. a tame monkey. archaic

   Word Origin early 16th century (originally as Jack Napes): perhaps from a playful name for a tame ape, the initial n- by elision of an ape (compare with newt), and the final -s as in surnames such as Hobbes: applied to a person whose behaviour resembled that of an ape.

   Scrabble Points: 25

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • A

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • S

     1

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