1
as in lunatic
a person who lacks good sense or judgment
only a jackass would dive into a lake without first checking to see how deep the water is
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as in idiot
a stupid person
you don't have to act like a jackass just to get a girl to notice you
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Recent Examples of jackass
And that one guy who gets that — John: One jackass.
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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
There is something new, though, about doing so while also being honest with your preconceptions about the restaurant and its clientele; to do so is to risk coming off like a jackass in the process.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
Working with her are an assortment of flight attendants and crew, as well as passengers — Ryan, widowed in the crash; Andy, the resident jackass; an elderly couple, Ira and Ruth; and Maia, a girl roughly Shannon’s age. Books Summer’s big thriller goes from LAX to JFK.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
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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
There is something new, though, about doing so while also being honest with your preconceptions about the restaurant and its clientele; to do so is to risk coming off like a jackass in the process.
—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2023
Working with her are an assortment of flight attendants and crew, as well as passengers — Ryan, widowed in the crash; Andy, the resident jackass; an elderly couple, Ira and Ruth; and Maia, a girl roughly Shannon’s age. Books Summer’s big thriller goes from LAX to JFK.
—Jordan Riefe, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2023
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Initially, Political Pattie’s opened with a logo of the Democratic Party’s mascot, a donkey, and the Republican Party’s mascot, an elephant, but online backlash prompted the owners to paint over the logos.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Dec. 2024
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This list has some of the hottest interactive toys of the season — from a talking donkey that does yoga to a science lab to a realistic play kitchen.Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Market timing is a risky game and often a fool’s errand.Ron Insana, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Alexander felt that he had been played the fool — made to love a baby who wasn’t his to raise.Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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The magic is in the ratio of water to grounds as well as the timing, which is simple in theory but a pain in the ass in practice.Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Yeah, [going through multiple people] can be a pain in the ass.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Dec. 2024
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An underrated gem — not enough people have seen this top-tier season — Squirrels Trip has some fabulous vocals, very funny lyrics, a heavy dose of stupid, and an engaging story.Barry Levitt, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
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The stupid!Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2 July 2021
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However, one taste of genuine chocolate was enough to convince the James Beard Award-winning writer that the soul of cacao still exists, and to send him on a wild goose chase that would take him from the rainforests of Bolivia and Brazil to Belize and Guatemala to track it down in the wild.Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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There are also themes for Roz the robot, Brightbill the goose and Fink the fox.Jon Burlingame, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Jackass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jackass. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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