jackass
IPA: dʒˈækæs
noun
- A male donkey.
- (chiefly US) A foolish or stupid person.
- (chiefly US) An inappropriately rude or obnoxious person.
- (US, slang, uncountable) A kind of bootleg liquor.
- (Australia, obsolete) The laughing kookaburra.
- (poker slang) A jack and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em.
verb
- (rare, intransitive) To behave very obnoxiously.
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Examples of "jackass" in Sentences
- As far as I can tell this jackass is just a garden variety bum.
- What kind of jackass is STILL packing scissors when he/she goes on a flight?
- There's no more use of the word "jackass," which created a mild controversy over the original.
- Note to editor: If I can't say the word 'jackass' substitute the word 'jerk', but I really do mean 'jackass'.
- I was just watching the new Hancock trailer again and I noticed that "jackass" is used twice in that trailer alone.
- Lem, neocon may or may not be shorthand for Jews in some media circles, but in any circle you encounter, "jackass" is shorthand for Joe Klein.
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