US /æs/ UK /æs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a donkey, or a foolish or stupid person

    The stubborn old ass refused to budge from the path.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a donkey, or a foolish or... donkeyburrojackassfoolidiotdoltblockhead
Word family
Derived forms assheadasinine
Related forms donkeyjackass

Etymology

From Old English assa ('he-ass'), probably borrowed via Celtic from Latin asinus ('ass, donkey'), itself perhaps from an Anatolian or Near Eastern source.

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