Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jackanapery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jack-anapery
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behaviour of a jackanapes.

Countable; Dated; Derogatory; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“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 entire evening has been nothing but a pageant of insipid nonsense.” “[laughing] Yes.” “Worshipping at the altar of your own mediocre frivolity. A jester's hollow dance. And who is laughing?” “Yeah! [whoops] [grunts]” “Vampires are supposed to have blood orgies and slaughter circles. Gah! You have all gone soft. You even invited humans to this asinine affair.”"

Etymology

From jackanapes + -ery.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: jackanapes

Usage

Inflected Forms

jackanaperies (plural)

Questions

What does jackanapery mean?: The behaviour of a jackanapes.
Where does jackanapery come from?: From jackanapes + -ery.

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