Meaning

1 senses
  1. (dated, rare, vulgar)A foolish or incompetent person.

Origin

Unknown; speculatively, influence may flow (in some direction) among the following words:

Unknown; speculatively, influence may flow (in some direction) among the following words: jackass, ninny, jackanapes, pickaninny.

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