jackassery

Examples

• All

• My aunt was stressed by this jackassery, part of a longer pattern of her son's misbehavior, and she needed to take a load off.

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• His constant jackassery during serious discussions made it hard for anyone to focus.

• And it like the girls when I watch, like the female students never are impressed by jackassery of male students.

• "Jackassery," he said.

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• That's just jackassery.

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• One of these days... who knows when... someone who is actually responsible for this crappy left-wing group of miscreants is going to say... "enough is enough" with this jackassery.

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• When Carlson tried to be jovial and see if Stewart was being playfully aggressive and joked back at him, Stewart continued his jackassery.

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• Now blends horror, comedy, depth, and plain jackassery to form a brew so potent you won't know whether to laugh, scream, or think about life and stuff.

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• The team's jackassery at the office party led to a lot of laughter among the employees.

Synonyms

T

tomfoolery

vsjackassery

• Informal

7 8.2

Silly, playful behaviour that is not serious

can be more annoying or disruptive rather than simply lighthearted

B

buffoonery

vsjackassery

5 7.9

Clown-like, silly actions meant to make people laugh

is more likely to be annoying or disruptive rather than just humorous

J

japery

vsjackassery

• Archaic

1 9.9

Playful, foolish behavior that tries to make people laugh

can be more disruptive or irritating rather than merely playful

C

clownery

vsjackassery

• Informal

6.1

Silly behavior meant to make people laugh

is often more disruptive or annoying rather than only amusing

H

hoopy antic

vsjackassery

• Informal

9.9

Silly actions that try to make people laugh

often has a more annoying or disruptive edge than pure entertainment

C

constant jackanapery

vsjackassery

• Archaic

9.9

Repeated silly behavior that annoys others

is not necessarily continuous and can occur only sometimes

O

over-the-top antics

vsjackassery

• Informal

7.2

Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh

is usually less extreme and can be simply foolish or annoying

Antonyms

S

seriousness

53 2.7

A calm and honest way of speaking or acting that shows you mean what you say

D

decorum

• Formal

30 7.3

Polite and proper behavior in formal situations

How Silly

idiocy

• Offensive

40 8.0

jackassery

• Offensive

1 9.9

silliness

29 2.6

mischief

34 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology