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 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
  • Bougainvillea draped over walls and doorways, vehicles and donkey carts filled traffic, busy restaurants lined the river banks.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 16 May 2025
  • Its mechanized forces, central to its strategies for victory, are bleeding out and now include museum-grade military trucks, civilian cars, vans, all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles ... and even donkeys.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • There’s a holy fool quality to the boy, who is the subject of teasing.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
  • Hardly anyone would prefer to be made the fool — healthy skepticism can prevent you from clicking on a phishing link in an email or joining a multilevel marketing scheme — but a life of cynicism isn’t preferable either.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 7 May 2025
Noun
  • The warm moment is interrupted, though, by Seth being a drunk and homophobic ass.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 18 May 2025
  • Her mother stalked the perimeter of the grave, faced with a philosophical question: how to take pictures of the ass of a ghost.
    Patricia Lockwood, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes too stupid is actually smartski but sometimes is just stupid stupid.
    Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
  • An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.
    Barry Levitt, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island’s animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 May 2025
  • And here a duck has made her nest Six brown eggs in a bed of twigs, More artful than any window display, More precious than a golden egg Laid by a golden goose.
    contributing Monitor poets, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Apr. 2025

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“Jackass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackass. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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