jackass:
(plural: ‘jackasses‘ — for the right pronunciation, please click here)
‘Jackass’ is commonly said to a man to insult him. Therefore, we are advised not to use it with strangers or in formal situations.
a fool; a blockhead; idiot; dink; asshole; jack; obnoxious;
two jackasses, one, the animal & two, the man
e.g.
Freddie was very serious and took the matter up to the committee when his supervisor called him a jackass for not switching off the engine when the job was done.
There are occasions when even the most learned personalities use this word to refer to people, usually their associates or assistants, who annoy them with trivial issues.
The commander lost his hope of winning the battle when he realised he was to command a troop of jackasses — soldiers with little or no training and no discipline.
For an article that shows us how we come across this word in our daily browsing, please click here, for a news article about a politician calling a news person a ‘jackass’, please click here and for a news article that shows us how popular people like Charles Dickens use this word to insult others, please click here.
‘Jackass’ is more commonly used for the male of a donkey or ass.
Return to “jackass” in Animals in Language.
