JACKASS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does jackass mean? 

• JACKASS (noun)
  The noun JACKASS has 2 senses:

1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

2. male donkey

  Familiarity information: JACKASS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JACKASS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who is a stupid incompetent fool

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

bozo; cuckoo; fathead; goof; goofball; goose; jackass; twat; zany

Hypernyms ("jackass" is a kind of...):

fool; muggins; sap; saphead; tomfool (a person who lacks good judgment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Male donkey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

jack; jackass

Hypernyms ("jackass" is a kind of...):

ass (hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse)

 Context examples 

Any jackass gets aboard one and runs it from hell to breakfast, blowin’ his whistle to beat the band and tellin’ the rest of the world to look out for him, because he’s comin’ and can’t look out for himself!

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)