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jackass

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jack⋅ass

  [jak-as]
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–noun
1. a male donkey.
2. a contemptibly foolish or stupid person; dolt; blockhead; ass.
Origin:
1720–30; jack 1 + ass 1

Related forms:
jack⋅ass⋅er⋅y, noun
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jack·ass   (jāk'ās')   
n.  

  1. A male ass or donkey.

  2. A foolish or stupid person; a blockhead: "You've acted like an irrational jackass and it's time you stopped" (Margaret Truman).

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Word Origin & History

jackass 
1727, from jack (n.) + ass (q.v.). Meaning "stupid person" is attested from 1823.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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