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jackanapery

jackanapery noun: the behaviour of a jackanapes.

Noun

jackanapery (countable and uncountable, plural jackanaperies)

  1. (dated, derogatory) The behaviour of a jackanapes.
    • “Look at this festive assembly. All of us, gathered here together, chuckling at jokes and silliness.” [laughter] “And jackanapery.” [rim shots] “I guess there's only one thing left to say. What is this shit?” [rim shot] [laughter] “[laughs] Very good.” “You call yourselves vampires? Bah. This...2023 August 24, Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells, “The Roast” (8:36 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 8, spoken by Baron Afanas (Doug Jones)

Forms of jackanapery

pluraljackanaperies

Origin of jackanapery

From jackanapes + -ery.

Questions about jackanapery

What does jackanapery mean?
Jackanapery means the behaviour of a jackanapes.
What part of speech is jackanapery?
Jackanapery is a noun.
What is the plural of jackanapery?
The plural of jackanapery is jackanaperies.

Words near jackanapery in the dictionary

  1. jackals
  2. jackalsona
  3. jackalsonas
  4. jackanape
  5. jackanaperies
  6. jackanapery
  7. jackanapes
  8. jackanapeses
  9. jackanapish
  10. jackaninnies
  11. jackaninny

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