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Mark Twain once said, "When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear."
While swearing is considered uncouth and vulgar, it has its place and
purpose. It helps provide an emotional release and clears the system.
Isn't a verbal venting of emotions better than a physical manifestation?
You don't have to rely on those worn-out four-letter terms to inflict
rude remarks on the offending party. With careful selection of words,
it's possible to elevate insults to an art form. Why not use this week's
exquisite words for one of those times when nothing less will do?
But remember, everything in moderation.
jackanapes (JAK-uh-nayps) noun
An impertinent conceited person.
[Probably from Jack Napes, from "jack (man) of an ape". This word was the
nickname of William de la Pole (1396-1450), Duke of Suffolk, as his badge
was a clog and chain, as might be tied to an ape.]
Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=jackanapes
-Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org)
"It turned out some jackanapes of a whippersnapper at my publisher's had
appended his own subtitle to a forthcoming book of mine and announced it
on Amazon."
Mark Steyn; Michael Ignatieff's Home-ophobia; Macleans (Toronto, Canada);
Oct 19, 2006.
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