jackanapes

noun

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as in rascal

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  1. rascal
  2. whippersnapper
  3. rapscallion
  4. urchin
  5. rogue
  6. monkey
  7. infant
  8. imp
Noun
  • Reynolds thrived in front of a live studio audience, playing a college-age rascal who was more interested in messing with his friends and pursuing harebrained schemes than deciding on a major.
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The druid Merlin rears his ugly head, and is far from the affable rascal of T.H. White’s The Once and Future King, though the two books are both attempts to update Arthur’s legend for a contemporary audience.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of rascal
Noun
  • And don’t worry, that handsome whippersnapper Jesse Palmer will be there to lend a sympathetic ear along the way.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And winning against all these young whippersnappers still has this clock in shock.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 May 2024
Definition of whippersnapper
Noun
  • Ever since her husband died from a bee sting, the matriarch has smoothly guided her octet of rapscallions through proposals, scandals, and balloon disasters.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 June 2024
  • Renée Zellweger is set to return as the lovable but flailing at life Jones as is Hugh Grant as rapscallion Daniel Cleaver.
    Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Apr. 2024
Definition of rapscallion
Noun
  • After cutting open another half dozen, my hands were stained red, urchin spines were embedded in my skin and my mouth was dancing.
    Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Correspondent Maura Barrett helps researchers place adult-sized urchins in a reef.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of urchin
Noun
  • Players take on the role of Skif, who becomes a stalker after his home in Ukraine is destroyed by a rogue anomaly.
    Issy van der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In 2016, seven electors went rogue—the most since 1972, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of rogue
Noun
  • Traffic is minimal; instead, monkeys, iguanas, and the occasional jaguar have free reign.
    Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Geda the Chinese monkey, who lives in Shiyanhu Ecological Tourism Park, successfully predicted that Trump would win the 2016 presidential election against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of monkey
Noun
  • Goshen Township Fire Department personnel were dispatched on Monday morning to the 1500 block of East Meadowbrook Drive for a report of an infant experiencing breathing problems after a fall, police said.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Detroit is offering free rides to medical appointments for pregnant women or anyone taking care of an infant.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of infant
Noun
  • William got a kick out of the little imp, and Gary was in awe of William.
    Ira Silverberg, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Tim Burton's film explores the border between life and the afterlife with some of the best in the biz, from Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin’s wholesome (and dead) homeowners to Winona Ryder's angsty teen to her ridiculous mother (Catherine O'Hara) to the imp with a limp (Michael Keaton).
    Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
Definition of imp
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