jack-a-napes

“It was very successful – until bush and the republicans let diesel hit $5 a gallon while they just sat like a bunch of jack-a-napes shouting “drill baby, drill!”.”

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“Keep her on her course, Donald; never mind those young jack-a-napes," said the man in the other sloop, addressing the boy, who was steering.”

The Ocean Wireless Boys And The Naval Code

““Tragedy!” interrupted the Captain; “I can well believe, jack-a-napes, that you would keep away from any thing tragic; so now you mean to teaze us with your nonsense.””

A Peep at the Pilgrims in Sixteen Hundred Thirty-Six