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jackassery

jackassery noun: the foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.

Noun

jackassery (usually uncountable, plural jackasseries)

  1. (usually) The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
    • […] the hypothesis that Karnow had made a new will deserved a little exploration. To ask any of you about it would of course have been jackassery.1955, Rex Stout, "When a Man Murders...", in Three Witnesses, October 1994 Bantam edition, page 134
    • We should recognize that the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities.2022, Sen. Ben Sasse, during Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS confirmation hearings

Forms of jackassery

pluraljackasseries

Origin of jackassery

From jackass + -ery.

Questions about jackassery

What does jackassery mean?
Jackassery means the foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
What part of speech is jackassery?
Jackassery is a noun.
What is the plural of jackassery?
The plural of jackassery is jackasseries.

Words near jackassery in the dictionary

  1. jackass of all trades
  2. jackass penguin
  3. jackass penguins
  4. jackassed
  5. jackasseries
  6. jackassery
  7. jackasses
  8. jackasses of all trades
  9. jackassfish
  10. jackassification
  11. jackassing

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