jackassery

noun

jackassery

noun

Etymology From jackass + -ery.

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
  • 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.

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