jackass

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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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jackass The experience of the story is different as Jeselnik explains it to me sincerely rather than as an onstage jackass. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024 Think about the jackass, who probably isn’t enjoying a stunning pink-purple sunset. Tim Zientek, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024 Hey, Joe and fellow travelers, don’t act like your party moniker, the donkey, or more precisely, like jackasses. David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024 These women need to police their behavior around this jackass of a man so that Hannah can feel comfortable? Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jackass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackass
Noun
  • For a woman who devotes herself to God is a mystic, whereas a woman who lusts after a mortal man is a fool.
    Terry Nguyen July 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
  • In any greater fool game, the last one is the one who loses most.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • In one scene captured on video, several bloodied children, including a girl in a pale pink princess dress, along with her twin brother, were piled onto a donkey cart to be taken to Al-Aqsa Hospital.
    Aurora Almendral, NBC news, 10 July 2025
  • Pasadena Humane also reported more than 400 animals — primarily dogs, donkeys, and horses — had arrived at its facility since the Southern California wildfires began last Tuesday.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • In a bad movie, Billie Jean would kick the father’s ass.
    Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 17 July 2025
  • Rather than cower in fear, the two prepare to join forces to kick another Fisherman’s ass.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • So, the parallel thing that I’ve been frustrated by recently is not just calling Trump stupid, but calling Trump voters stupid.
    Drew Broussard May 22, Literary Hub, 22 May 2025
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Two summers ago, as a group of people used their cars to stop traffic to help a gaggle of 150 to 200 geese cross a road in Henderson, Nevada, a driver went around them and struck at least nine geese, a witness told ABC affiliate KTNV.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 July 2025
  • And now that silly goose still out here shaking dat a** for drake every day.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 July 2025
Noun
  • Still, when those characters are a gaggle of 20-somethings being stalked by a hook-wielding and slicker-wearing homicidal maniac, there is surely cause for some cellular activity.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2025
  • At least his brand of evil maniac is kind of funny and endearing.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

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“Jackass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackass. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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