1
: donkey
especially
: a male donkey
2
: a stupid, annoying, or detestable person
… the weird thing about charisma is that trying to be charismatic backfires. By trying to be charismatic, you come off like a jackass.—
Zoë Chance
Zoë ChanceIf you asked me ten years ago, I would have said, "Hell no, I'm not a Caribbean writer! I'm a writer." Now, I'm like, "That guy was a jackass. Don't listen to him!" Of course, I'm a Caribbean writer.—Marlon James
Marlon JamesThis episode is the story of a real jackass abuser who literally bullies an entire town in Missouri for decades.—smilepolitely.com
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Examples of jackass in a Sentence
Some jackass spilled his drink on my shoes.
only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is
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Hey, Joe and fellow travelers, don’t act like your party moniker, the donkey, or more precisely, like jackasses.
—David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
These women need to police their behavior around this jackass of a man so that Hannah can feel comfortable?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
And that one guy who gets that — John: One jackass.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
The literal president, Barack Obama, had called him a jackass.
—Taffy Brodesser-Akner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
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David Holahan, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2024
These women need to police their behavior around this jackass of a man so that Hannah can feel comfortable?
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 1 Apr. 2024
And that one guy who gets that — John: One jackass.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
The literal president, Barack Obama, had called him a jackass.
—Taffy Brodesser-Akner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
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jackass
noun
jack·ass
ˈjak-ˌas 
1
: donkey sense 1
especially
: a male donkey
2
: a stupid person : fool
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