Found 2 items, similar to jackass.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: jackass
jackass
n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn:
fathead,
goof,
goofball,
bozo,
goose,
cuckoo,
twat,
zany]
2: male donkey [syn:
jack]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Jackass
Jackass
\Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.]
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1. The male ass; a donkey.
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2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and
offensive.
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Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the
foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.
Jackass deer (Zo["o]l.), the koba.
Jackass hare,
Jackass rabbit (Zo["o]l.). See
Jack rabbit
, under 2d
Jack, n.
Jackass penguin (Zo["o]l.), any species of penguin of the
genus
Spheniscus, of which several are known. One
species (
Spheniscus demersus) inhabits the islands near
the Cape of Good Hope; another (
Spheniscus Magellanicus)
is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like
the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.
Laughing jackass. (Zo["o]l.) See under
Laughing.
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