Found 2 items, similar to jackanapes.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: jackanapes jackanapes n : someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous [syn: whippersnapper, lightweight]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Jackanapes Jackanapes \Jack"a*napes\, n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a man who exhibits apes.] [Written also jackanape.] [1913 Webster] 1. A monkey; an ape. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. [1913 Webster] A young upstart jackanapes. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]