jackass
Americannoun
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a male donkey
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a stupid person; fool
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another name for kookaburra
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There are several campgrounds around Trinity Lake, including Hayward Flat, Jackass Springs and Bushytail, which has showers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2025
There’s a Jackass element to his content, but without the same levels of personal endangerment.
From Slate • May 28, 2024
Mr Margera, a former pro-skateboarder, rose to prominence in the early 2000s as one of the stars of the MTV hit reality TV show Jackass, which featured pranks and sometimes dangerous stunts.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2023
You’ve whipped up a cocktail known as the Missouri Jackass.
From Washington Post • Aug. 5, 2022
We finished our set at a little place called the Laughing Jackass and I got to sleep right onstage to guard the instruments.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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