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
  • 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
  • Not even the curmudgeonly Melvin can bring himself to harm the little rascal.
    — Camille Perri, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Definition of rascal
Noun
  • 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
  • More, the coaches of the last three title-winning teams (Florida’s Todd Golden and Hurley) all come from the current crop of whippersnappers, as do the leaders of each 1-seed in this tourney.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of whippersnapper
Noun
  • Imagine how Lowell’s most fun, most ferocious rock ‘n’ roll rapscallions will do Sabbath during their tribute set May 2 at the Smokehouse Tavern.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Twin brothers, these rapscallions can be told apart by Boris’s kinked tail and the colors of their collars.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of rapscallion
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  • Fossil hunters will have fun here when the tide is out and sea sponges and urchins are visible.
    — Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026
  • The emotional stakes — which also involve a thieving street urchin (Baltasar Espinach) the De la Vegas adopt — are real.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of urchin
Noun
  • The viral reel that originated the chant features two women, who seem to be in their early 20s, dressed in casual streetwear, leading the chant while a man holds a poster depicting Modi as a little monkey.
    — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In early 2025, the hospital’s ethics committee approved the clinical trial, before the final results of one of the preclinical studies on monkeys was released, Science reported.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of monkey
Noun
  • Last week, her best friend asked her to take care of her infant child if she got detained.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The infant was found unresponsive inside the home near Flatlands Ave.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of infant
Noun
  • At her very best, Emily behaves like a petulant pre-adolescent spoiled imp.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Mykal-Michelle Harris from Raven’s Home guest-stars as Ruby, a mischievous moon imp who tricks Vee.
    — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 27 Oct. 2025
Definition of imp
Noun
  • However, their budding relationship is strained by the possibility that the tyke might be the Antichrist.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • Now that these lovable chaos agents are joined by all manner of fearsome, gelatinous people-eaters, parents might be wondering whether to have their youngest tykes sit this installment out.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of tyke
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