jackasses
plural of jackass
Source: Wiktionary
Jack"ass`, n. Etym: [2d jack + ass.]
1. The male ass; a donkey.
2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead. Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.
– Jackass deer (Zoöl.), the koba.
– Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zoöl.). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack, n.
– Jackass penguin (Zoöl.), any species of penguin of the genus Spheniscus, of which several are known. One species (S. demersus) inhabits the islands near the Cape of Good Hope; another (S. Magellanicus) is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.
– Laughing jackass. (Zoöl.) See under Laughing.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
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