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kloppi — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jackanapes noun (A proper name for) an ape or monkey, especially a tame one kept for entertainment or as a pet.
  • stripling noun A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .

Senses

kloppi is used for these senses in English:

  • jackanapes (derogatory, dated) (A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous, vain, etc.; specifically (chiefly, humorous) , an impudent or mischievous child.
  • stripling (dated, also, attributive, sometimes, humorous) A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. [from 14th c.].

jackanapes — full definition

  1. noun (A proper name for) an ape or monkey, especially a tame one kept for entertainment or as a pet.
  2. noun (A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous, vain, etc.; specifically (chiefly humorous), an impudent or mischievous child.
  3. noun A small pulley which keeps a rope in line when lifting ore, water, etc., from a mine.

stripling — full definition

  1. noun A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
  2. noun A seedling with most of the leaves stripped off.

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