Noun: jackass 'jak,as
- Male donkey
"The jackass's loud bray echoed across the farm";
- jack
- [informal] Someone who is a stupid incompetent fool
"Don't be such a jackass; think before you act";
- fathead [informal], goof [informal], goofball [N. Amer, informal], bozo [N. Amer, informal], goose [informal], cuckoo [informal], zany [informal]
Derived forms: jackasses
Type of: ass, boofhead [Austral, informal], charlie [Brit, informal], diddy [Brit, informal], dill [Austral, NZ, informal], drongo [Austral, NZ, informal], fool, galah [Austral, informal], juggins [Brit, informal], jughead [N. Amer, informal], mampara [S.Africa, informal], meathead [informal], moegoe [S.Africa, informal], muggins [Brit, informal], nit [Brit, informal], sap [N. Amer, informal], tomfool
Encyclopedia: Jackass