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jackass

jack·ass
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jak-as]
    • /ˈdʒækˌæs/
    • /ˈdʒæk.æs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jak-as]
    • /ˈdʒækˌæs/

Definitions of jackass word

  • noun jackass a male donkey. 1
  • noun jackass a contemptibly foolish or stupid person; dolt; blockhead; ass. 1
  • noun jackass idiot 1
  • noun jackass male donkey 1
  • countable noun jackass If you call someone a jackass, you mean they are very stupid or they have done something very stupid. 0
  • noun jackass a male donkey 0

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Origin of jackass

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; jack1 + ass1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Jackass

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jackass popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

jackass usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for jackass

noun jackass

  • burro — a donkey, esp one used as a pack animal
  • donkey — the domestic ass, Equus asinus.
  • jackSir John Arthur ("Jack") 1926–2014, Australian racing-car driver and designer.
  • neddy — British Informal. donkey.

Antonyms for jackass

noun jackass

  • brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
  • genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.

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