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jackass

jackass

9 5.4
A male donkey
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒækˌæs/
translation icon : burro
  • Come here, jackass.
  • jackass braying
  • jackass penguin
  • female jackass

It's like the, it's like the my friend told me this, this like let's not even a joke, but you got a, you got a tiger and a donkey, a Jackass.

Examples

  • Though still bewildered, he was growing a little more used to the idea of a talking jackass.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Come and hear the amazing talking jackass, the only one of his kind in the world.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • In short, the face of a jackass stared back at me.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I'll gladly stay a jackass forever.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • I'd have sworn it was a braying jackass and nothing more.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • This is the jackass.

  • Is that your jackass?

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Talking to a jackass!

    Fiction book (1995)
  • A wandering jackass!

    Fiction book (1995)
  • A jackass brayed loudly in the distance, announcing its presence to the other animals.

Synonyms

donkey
vsjackass
111 1.0

A small animal like a horse with long ears often used to carry loads

is specific to adult males rather than the whole species
jack
vsjackass
1 9.5

A male donkey

is the same meaning but differs only in word form or style
Equus asinus
vsjackass
  • Specialized
7.5

An animal people keep like a small horse that they use to carry things

is limited to adult males, not the general scientific name

Idioms

9.8

A person who can do many different jobs but is not an expert at any

Compounds

jackass penguin
  • South African
1 7.8

A small penguin from southern Africa and South America with a loud braying call like a donkey

9.9

A nearly extinct New Zealand owl with a loud call that sounds like laughter

9.9

A large Australian kingfisher with a loud call that sounds like laughter

9.9

A large night-flying animal with spotted fur and very large ears

Surface Forms

jackass singular
jackasses plural

Morphology

jackass = jack + ass (transparent) = jack + ass

The compound directly combines 'jack' (male) + 'ass' (donkey) yielding 'male donkey', which is predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Jackass comes from jack (a common male name often used for male animals) and ass ('donkey'), so it originally meant a male donkey.