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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Recent Examples of jackass Placing Guillermo and Nadja in a corporate setting yielded multiple strong episodes (a tip of the cap to Tim Heidecker as their jackass boss), as did Laszlo’s attempt to play Dr. Frankenstein. Joe Reid, Vulture, 23 Aug. 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 Shura said that Novikov treated him with disgust, carrying himself like a kham—a jackass. Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025 To the show’s credit, Rick isn’t a simple bummer or jackass. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jackass
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jackass
Noun
  • Traditional software is often cheaper, faster and more reliable when a solution is rules-based and needs fool-proof outputs.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Here’s why the whole enterprise might be a fool’s errand.
    Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Nast created several other political symbols including the Republican Party’s elephant, Tammany Hall’s tiger, one of the most popular images of Santa Claus and popularized the Democratic Party’s donkey.
    Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
  • This donkey has one very big clue hidden in its ear.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Whether those people are sickened by grief and rage into a kind of temporary insanity, genuine lunatics, hustlers looking to milk a little more engagement or some combination of the three doesn’t really matter.
    Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Normies, apparently, refers to everyone who is not a bat-scat left-wing lunatic.
    Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Seth Rollins gassed Bron up by saying Jey Uso thinks his dad is a loser and his uncle is a moron.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While exact plot details are under wraps, Harbour’s ass-kicking Santa Clause is back.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Like, don’t make an ass out of me.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 9 Sep. 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
  • Of course, designer decanters, like one by DIOR shaped like a goose, sells for $550.
    John Mariani, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Marie realizes Danny was the roadblock, so why give up the goose?
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Haunted Trail takes visitors outdoors through a path with dense fog and several haunting installations with zombies, a ghoul bus, a graveyard filled with ghosts, chainsaw maniacs and more.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Sure enough, the quiet is shattered when a new villain rolls into town in the form of Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa), a chaotic, fashion-forward maniac with a personal vendetta and a flair for over-the-top drama.
    EW.com, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2025

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“Jackass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackass. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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