Paris Hilton

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.

American Celebrity

Patricia Neal

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.

American Actress

Lyndon B. Johnson

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.

American President

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

Karl Kraus

To me all men are equal: there are jackasses everywhere, and I have the same contempt for them all.

Austrian Writer

Sam Rayburn

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.

American Politician

A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.

Used to refer specifically to male donkeys, not females or babies.

Animal Specific

When talking about animals, 'jackass' has no negative connotation.

Literal Use

'Jackass' for a male donkey is less common than simply 'donkey' or 'ass'.

Not Commonly Used

Calling someone a 'jackass' suggests they're being silly or annoying intentionally.

Negative Connotation

It's casual and may be offensive, not for formal situations.

Informal Usage

Used for strong annoyance, can hurt feelings if used directly at someone.

Emotional Impact

 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

Saving the lowland Tapir...

 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.

Jill Shargaa: Please,...

 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

Jackass

Animal Specific

Literal Use

Not Commonly Used

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