Confessio Salmo/ mea culpa

[Adam J. Thornton]

>  (2) apologize for the insults I hurled at him, especially *jackanapes*
> which I further confess I had no idea had any racial overtones at all, so
> I am also asking for some clarification on this;

It does?

I can think of one racial insult that contains the "ckan" combination.  Me,
I always thought "jackanapes" meant more or less "fool."
Equal-opportunity, if rather quaint, insult.

Clarification, please.

Adam
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