jackanapes

noun

Definition of jackanapesnext
as in rascal

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  1. rascal
  2. whippersnapper
  3. rapscallion
  4. urchin
  5. monkey
  6. infant
  7. imp
  8. tyke
Noun
  • An alligator with a sense of humor knocked on a North Carolina woman’s front door in the middle of the night, and the rascal got a rather rude response.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Even though the Feeneys have gotten more competitive under the junior Michel’s management, the rascal-on-the-field ethos of the original team still prevails.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of rascal
Noun
  • Klay Thompson, 36, and DeMar DeRozan, 37 this week, are reported targets, with perhaps also Bradley Beal, 33, and whippersnapper Zach LaVine, 31, as Heat eyes backcourt/playmaking/perimeter help to abet the Giannis/Bam core.
    — Greg Cote August 2, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The young whippersnappers in their nice Manhattan apartments see the COVID-19 pandemic as simply one more roadblock between them and hooking up.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Definition of whippersnapper
Noun
  • Bane emerged during a comics era filled with events like Knightfall, ones that wouldn’t just introduce a new colorful rapscallion but tell stories that were tailor-made to change comics for years to come.
    — Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Those rapscallions that promise good fortunes but never produce.
    — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of rapscallion
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  • Part of her effort is to incentivize more harvesting of the older, less desirable but more destructive urchins.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of urchin
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  • To see if those different histories made the monkeys more germophobic, the researchers presented individuals with two tasty treats — grapes.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • From there on, CERMA (Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches de Médecine Aéronautique) changed its research to flying monkeys.
    — Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of monkey
Noun
  • Two infants who were infected with measles have died in Pennsylvania this year, both too young to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Even today human infants are helpless without at least one connection.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of infant
Noun
  • People have since replaced the imp with fictional people like Sam and Dean Winchester and Wednesday Addams, public figures like Gypsy-Rose Blanchard and even mascots like Ronald McDonald.
    — Angela Yang, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of imp
Noun
  • Jet Fans of the New York Jets will adore this slick moniker for a tiny tyke.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Told from a baby’s perspective, the Nickelodeon classic kept the action at ground (or carpet) level, offering a hilarious exploration of how tykes perceive and process adult concepts.
    — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of tyke
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