jackanapes

• Sustantivo desusado que designa a una persona impertinente, presuntuosa o arrogante, a menudo de manera insolente o irritante; también puede referirse a un mono o a un personaje bufonesco.

An obsolete noun referring to a person who is impertinent, presumptuous, or conceited, often in a cheeky or annoying manner.

1. Cheeky or presumptuous personC2formalbritish

   A person, often considered insignificant, who behaves in an impertinent, bold, or presumptuous manner.

   Persona impertinente y presuntuosa

   • The young jackanapes dared to interrupt the general's speech.
   • He was dismissed as a mere jackanapes by the senior officials.
   • Only a jackanapes would make such a rude comment to the host.

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