Mancipee (Pronounced: Man•sipee)→ Noun.: a) one who receives property by mancipation — opposed to mancipant. Example: “I hereby declare you the mancipee of the estate.”
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Learnin- Youse Some Lettas: Lady-killing.
Lady-killing (Pronounced: Laydee•killing)→ Noun.: a) the activities or arts of a lady-killer. Example: “You know him, about town honing his lady-killing.”
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Know-why.
Know-why (Pronounced: No•why)→ Noun.: a) understanding of the reasons underlying something (as a course of action) Example: “Our frontier past and our industrialized present both incline us toward a preoccupation with technique, with know-how rather than know-why.”
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Inattentively.
Inattentively (Pronounced: In•uh•tentive•lee)→ Adjective.: a) not attentive : not paying attention. Example: “He spent his time inattentively wandering around campus.”
Learnin’ Youse Some Lettas: Jackanapes.
Jackanapes (Pronounced: Jack•a•napes)→ Noun.: a) monkeys or apes. b) an impudent or conceited fellow. c) a saucy or mischievous child. Example: “Then this lady and her three jackanapes came into store causing a ruckus.”