Ass vs. Donkey — What's the Difference?

An animal of the horse family, which is typically smaller than a horse and has longer ears and a braying call.

The donkey or ass (Equus africanus asinus) is a domesticated member of the horse family, Equidae. The wild ancestor of the donkey is the African wild ass, E. africanus.

A foolish or stupid person

The domesticated ass (Equus asinus), having long ears and a loud bray.

A person's buttocks or anus.

(Slang) An obstinate person.

Any of several hoofed mammals of the genus Equus, resembling and closely related to the horses but having a smaller build and longer ears, and including the domesticated donkey.

(Slang) A stupid person.

A foolish or stupid person.

A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.

The buttocks.

A stubborn person.

The anus.

A fool.

Sexual intercourse.

(nautical) A small auxiliary engine.

Used in combination with adjectives as an intensive

A box or chest, especially a toolbox.

Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.

(poker slang) A bad poker player.

A stupid person.

British sea term for a sailor's storage chest.

A compositor.

An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.

The buttocks.

A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.

The anus.

The symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

|uncountable}} sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.

Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn

Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.

|countable}} A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself or one's person, chiefly their body. By extension, one's personal safety, or figuratively one's job, prospects, etc.

Of low quality; bad.

A quadruped of the genus Equus (Equus asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.

A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.

The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;

A pompous fool

Hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse

Slang terms for sexual intercourse