jackass
A male donkeyA male donkey.
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» Don't be a jackass!
Sei kein Trottel! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Не будь виродком! — deniko
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Examples
16 sentencesDon't be a jackass!
Не будь виродком! — deniko
deSei kein Trottel! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You're a self-inflated arrogant jackass.
Everyone's entitled to be a jackass.
Meaning
6 senses(countable)A male donkey.
Esel
осёлosjól
male donkey
(US, countable)A foolish or stupid person.
Dummkopf, Esel, Trottel
осёлosjól
a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
(US, countable)An inappropriately rude or obnoxious person.
More meanings 3
(US, slang, uncountable)A kind of bootleg liquor.
(Australia, countable, obsolete)The laughing kookaburra.
(slang)A jack and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
Origin
From jack + ass. From the phonetic similarity of "jack, ace" to "jackass".From jack + ass.
From the phonetic similarity of "jack, ace" to "jackass".
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Forms
plural: jackassesSynonyms
131 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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