jackanapes
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The Elon Musk of today seems to be angling for the trophy of World’s Biggest Jackanapes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022
Alas, just as I was winding up this column, I received a package from Jackanapes Press containing Adam Bolivar’s “The Ettinfell of Beacon Hill: Gothic Tales of Boston,” which is said to be terrific.
From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2021
Jackanapes, revellers; away with you, or we’ll rouse the citadel and train the guns.”
From Mistress Nell A Merry Tale of a Merry Time by Hazelton, George C.
A few days before they left, the grand Japanese procession took place in New York; and Minnie said, "Oh, mamma, please take us to see the Jackanapes," which made the rest laugh.
From The Fairy Nightcaps by Fanny, Aunt
And across the the plain between them, he saw Master Jackanapes galloping alone at the top of Lollo's speed, their faces to the enemy, his golden head at Lollo's ear.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Clippinger, Erle Elsworth
Vocabulary lists containing jackanapes
Murder on the Orient Express
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"The Night Before Christmas" by Nikolai Gogol
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O'Reilly's Lexicon of Epithets
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