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Grammar : Noun
Spell : jak-as
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒækˌæs

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Définition of jackass

Origin :
  • mule ass, 1727, from jack (n.) + ass (n.1). Meaning "stupid person" is attested from 1823.
  • noun a male donkey
  • noun a stupid or foolish person
  • noun foolish person
Example sentences :
  • Jackass Hill was not altogether a solitude; here and there were neighbors.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • He got back a copy of it through the mail, with the word "Jackass!"
  • Extract from : « Four Americans » by Henry A. Beers
  • Jackass, there is indeed a witch who makes her home in the cart.
  • Extract from : « The Little Clay Cart » by (Attributed To) King Shudraka
  • The Jackass, which is the third, obtained its English name from its brayings at night.
  • Extract from : « Eccentricities of the Animal Creation. » by John Timbs
  • Twelve days subsequently I rode a day and a half to Jackass Meadow.
  • Extract from : « Camp and Trail » by Stewart Edward White
  • So he left the Boy in his den, and off he went after the Jackass.
  • Extract from : « The Talking Thrush » by William Crooke
  • He drinks glasses five for the Quarter and twelve for the hour—he is a mahogany-faced old Jackass who knew Burns.
  • Extract from : « Life of John Keats » by Sidney Colvin
  • Bottom is to play the big blower in the improvised drama and the Jackass among the fairies.
  • Extract from : « Shakspere, Personal Recollections » by John A. Joyce
  • I acquired some of this learning in Jackass Gulch, California, more than forty years ago.
  • Extract from : « Chapters from My Autobiography » by Mark Twain
  • But, let the impregnable Jackass think—what would become of the noble rhythm and the majestic roll of sound?
  • Extract from : « The Delicious Vice » by Young E. Allison

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