jackassery en · NOUN
Etymology
From jackass + -ery.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass.
2022, Sen. Ben Sasse, during Ketanji Brown Jackson's SCOTUS confirmation hearings We should recognize that the jackassery we often see around here is partly because of people mugging for short-term camera opportunities.
[…] 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
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jackasseries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |