jennets

noun

plural of jennet
as in jennies

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  1. asses
  2. burros
  3. donkeys
  4. jacks
Noun
  • Having the core four walk away with their naked asses out felt so Scary Movie.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
  • Tough Guys Damon to break out a Boston accent than as part of a group of guys who keep getting their asses kicked?
    — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 10 May 2026
Definition of asses
Noun
  • The Bureau of Land Management's fiscal 2026 schedule called for gathering more than 14,500 wild horses and burros.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The gold exhausted by the mid-1920s, the mines faltered and then closed, the miners left and the burros stayed, turned loose to make their own way in the desert.
    — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of burros
Noun
  • Elsewhere in the barn, there’s a pair of isolated rooms for donkeys with highly infectious diseases like salmonella or strangles.
    — Brayden Garcia October 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
  • There are goats, pigs, and donkeys, as well as Ringo, an 80-pound African spurred tortoise who came to Georgia from a rescue in New York.
    — Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of donkeys
Noun
  • Lunges, jumping jacks, butt kickers, high knees and inch worms.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Then tear that up into little pieces, do a couple jumping jacks, and take yourself for a walk.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of jacks
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