jackass

noun

ˈjak-ˌas How to pronounce jackass (audio)
Definition of jackassnext
1
as in fool
a person who lacks good sense or judgment only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is

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2
as in idiot
a stupid person you don't have to act like a jackass just to get a girl to notice you

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3
as in donkey
a sturdy and patient domestic mammal that is used especially to carry things with our jackasses loaded with supplies, we slowly made our way down to the floor of the canyon

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Recent Examples of jackass Still, the show never gets beyond Russ being a showboating jackass and Chad being the low-IQ projection of a showboating jackass. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2025 Eminem In the first film, Joe Flaherty's character famously heckles Happy by repeatedly calling him a jackass right before he's set to putt. — Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for jackass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackass
  1. fool
  2. moron
  3. donkey
  4. lunatic
  5. stupid
  6. ass
  7. goose
  8. maniac
Noun
  • Watching with the hope that anything serious will ever shift for the central characters is a fool’s errand.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Halloween is treated as his blind spot, the day each year this Socrates of the gang makes a fool of himself and misses out on treats.
    — Colin Fleming, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of fool
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  • The fact that there is someone out there who could actually get all the real unsuspecting morons who participated in this movie to sign off on it afterwards is simply astonishing considering what they are asked to do in it.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The unlikely source is Enervate’s company stooge corporate strategist, Ken Davies (Tim Key), a moron by any measure.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of moron
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  • The Panos’ live on a 10-acre property in Brooklyn and have two Welsh ponies and a donkey.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
  • On this day, Carter rode his donkey the 20 minutes to the worksite as usual.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • The show will serve as a platform for countless lunatics within the InfoWars universe and a platform for larger announcements about the company’s fictional exploits.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Rabin was killed [in 1995], that was a last straw —seeing an extremist right-wing lunatic in Israel kill Rabin and kill the dreams of peace.
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lunatic
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  • My dad has always said the lottery is a tax on the stupid.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Problem is, even people who know baseball don’t know baseball, which makes betting on baseball stupid.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of stupid
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  • This wasn't my first root touch-up rodeo, and other kits just haven't been able to stamp out all my truly stubborn, pain-in-the-ass grays, and/or the color has faded away in a week or two.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026
  • No one can make the line ‘Behold, as a wild ass in the desert go I forth to my work’ sound correct except for him.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ass
Noun
  • This league has been out to cook its golden goose from Day 1.
    — Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • What's candy for the goose may be a savory munchy for the gander.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of goose
Noun
  • Instead, this is a song about how being utterly enamored turns the person who’s crushing into a maniac.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
  • As well as offering plenty of new old Polo classics and rarities to add to their wardrobes, the festival featured a plethora of pursuits for the crowds of Polo-maniacs to relish.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
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“Jackass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackass. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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