The word of the day is designed to broaden our grammatical horizons. Nothing is more impressive than casually spouting off 5-syllable masterpieces in mid-sentence – except maybe really big boobs… Anyway, every day I’ll post a new word for you to work into daily conversation so that you can wow friends, dazzle coworkers and confuse blonde girls and frat guys, because learning is fun and knowing is half the battle.
 

January 26, 2005

Jackanapes

Jack'a-napes": n. "An impertinent or obstreperous fellow."

That definition for jackanapes has got to be the worst definition of all-time. I understand exactly three of those words, and two of them are two letters long. Webster is getting WAY too complicated for me.

Beat it