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
- noun (A proper name for) an ape or monkey, especially a tame one kept for entertainment or as a pet.
- 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.
- noun A small pulley which keeps a rope in line when lifting ore, water, etc., from a mine.
stripling — full definition
- noun A young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
- noun A seedling with most of the leaves stripped off.