Jackanapes

[Henry M]

This is an example of why dictionaries suck. Written by a bunch of
lousy fuckin' jackanapes!

BTW, my spell checker didn't choke on jackanape! Weird! Wired!

On 10 Feb 97 at 15:37, grip at netcom.com wrote:

> 
> My Oxford traces it back to 1450 as a reference to the Duke of
> Suffolk. His badge was an ape's clog and chain. "clog (3)" is a
> block of wood used to impede an animal's movement. It doesn't say if
> the Duke's name was Jack Napes or if that was a name for a trained
> monkey he owned. 
> 
> I'm not sure how this could be a racial slur, but then anything if
> used in a particular tone of voice can become a slur. Consider the L
> word, for instance...
> 
> grip
> 
> 

AsB4

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