jackanapes

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Noun
  • And now, without further ado, an ode to the rogues and rascals who make being hot and doing crimes in this galaxy so fun to watch.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Something tells me those wary rascals spotted us and gave us the slip.
    Percy Brown, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • The new telescope does, though, have a whippersnapper nipping at its heels.
    Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 28 May 2025
  • Now please don’t get the whippersnappers in the GTW offices wrong.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2025
  • At the train station where Delta Slim performs, the rapscallion Stack reunites, uneasily, with old flame Mary (Hailee Steinfeld), who has been waiting a little too long for the charming dog who ditched her.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Liverpool was, in short, a city that generated strong opinions and the advert was effectively sending a powerful message: even Scouse urchins drink milk.
    Simon Hughes, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Without sea stars to balance the food web, urchin numbers have exploded.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What is interesting about the rogue visit is that the team is owned by fiercely anti-Trump John Henry, who also owns the fiercely anti-Trump Boston Globe, which is run by his fiercely anti-Trump wife, Linda Pizzuti.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 12 July 2025
  • While Superman clearly has a wide rogues gallery filled with powerful villains, many consider Lex Luthor to be his ultimate arch-nemesis.
    Kyle Thomas, People.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Many of the racist stereotypes depicted are negative toward Black people in the United States, showing them as monkeys, absent parents, or criminals.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 July 2025
  • Golden sunsets, rocky coves, offshore islands, and abundant wildlife (monkeys, sloths, toucans) add visual richness.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Photo collages in the waiting room show hundreds of patients, from infants to young adults.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • This program sequenced the genomes of 100,000 infants to screen for over 200 rare, treatable genetic conditions.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The mushroom’s healing properties also lead to hallucinations, often involving mysterious white imps, who should be adorable and instead come across as menacing little ghouls.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
  • And Dot — well, Dot keeps an imp in an old wine bottle.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Jackanapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackanapes. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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