Jackass
noun
A male donkey.
The farmer has a jackass and a female donkey.
noun
A stupid or foolish person.
He was acting like a jackass at the party.
Often appears as...
- act like a jackass
- behave like a jackass
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A male donkey.
The farmer has a jackass and a female donkey.
noun
A stupid or foolish person.
He was acting like a jackass at the party.
Often appears as...
- act like a jackass
- behave like a jackass
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Specific
Used to refer specifically to male donkeys, not females or babies.
The jackass is louder than the female in the herd.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Use
When talking about animals, 'jackass' has no negative connotation.
A jackass can carry heavy loads just like donkeys.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Commonly Used
'Jackass' for a male donkey is less common than simply 'donkey' or 'ass'.
Over there is a jackass, but most people just call it a donkey.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Specific
Used to refer specifically to male donkeys, not females or babies.
The jackass is louder than the female in the herd.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Use
When talking about animals, 'jackass' has no negative connotation.
A jackass can carry heavy loads just like donkeys.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Commonly Used
'Jackass' for a male donkey is less common than simply 'donkey' or 'ass'.
Over there is a jackass, but most people just call it a donkey.
Pro Tip 1/3Animal Specific
Used to refer specifically to male donkeys, not females or babies.
The jackass is louder than the female in the herd.
Pro Tip 2/3Literal Use
When talking about animals, 'jackass' has no negative connotation.
A jackass can carry heavy loads just like donkeys.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Commonly Used
'Jackass' for a male donkey is less common than simply 'donkey' or 'ass'.
Over there is a jackass, but most people just call it a donkey.
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Video examples
Saving the lowland Tapir...
second here the people who do know what a tapir is they associate these animals with a lack of intelligence here in Brazil if you want to call someone stupid you call that person a tapir it's the equivalent of jackass in English and
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Jill Shargaa: Please,...
Um, no, it is not, and we need to raise the bar for this poor schmuck. So in other words, if you have everything, you value nothing. It's a lot like drinking from a firehose like this jackass right here.
Video examples
Gettin' the Tent Up PIPE...
you gotta expand him push him out I'll hold it up you push these things out that's all you got to do here you go keep going around and around okay here's half a problem so jackass
Video examples
Saving the lowland Tapir...
second here the people who do know what a tapir is they associate these animals with a lack of intelligence here in Brazil if you want to call someone stupid you call that person a tapir it's the equivalent of jackass in English and
Video examples
Jill Shargaa: Please,...
Um, no, it is not, and we need to raise the bar for this poor schmuck. So in other words, if you have everything, you value nothing. It's a lot like drinking from a firehose like this jackass right here.
Video examples
Gettin' the Tent Up PIPE...
you gotta expand him push him out I'll hold it up you push these things out that's all you got to do here you go keep going around and around okay here's half a problem so jackass
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Paris Hilton
American Celebrity
Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.
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Patricia Neal
American Actress
When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
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Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.
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Sam Rayburn
American Politician
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
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Sam Rayburn
American Politician
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
Quote examples
Paris Hilton
American Celebrity
Every woman should have four pets in her life. A mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a jackass who pays for everything.
Quote examples
Patricia Neal
American Actress
When you call upon a Thoroughbred, he gives you all the speed, strength of heart and sinew in him. When you call on a jackass, he kicks.
Quote examples
Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
I once told Nixon that the Presidency is like being a jackass caught in a hail storm. You've got to just stand there and take it.
Quote examples
Lyndon B. Johnson
American President
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
Quote examples
Karl Kraus
Austrian Writer
To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.
Quote examples
Sam Rayburn
American Politician
Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
Quote examples
Sam Rayburn
American Politician
A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.
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