Ass vs. Donkey — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ass and Donkey
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Ass
An animal of the horse family, which is typically smaller than a horse and has longer ears and a braying call.
Donkey
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.
Ass
A foolish or stupid person
That ass of a young man
Donkey
The domesticated ass (Equus asinus), having long ears and a loud bray.
Ass
A person's buttocks or anus.
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Donkey
(Slang) An obstinate person.
Ass
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.
Donkey
(Slang) A stupid person.
Ass
A foolish or stupid person.
Donkey
A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
Ass
The buttocks.
Donkey
A stubborn person.
Ass
The anus.
Donkey
A fool.
Ass
Sexual intercourse.
Donkey
(nautical) A small auxiliary engine.
Donkey engine
Ass
Used in combination with adjectives as an intensive
I don't want to play your dumb-ass game. That is one crazy-ass idea.
Donkey
A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
Ass
Any of several species of horse-like animals, especially Equus asinus, the domesticated of which are used as beasts of burden.
Donkey
(poker slang) A bad poker player.
Ass
A stupid person.
That new kid left the cap off the syrup bottle again! What an ass.
Donkey
British sea term for a sailor's storage chest.
Ass
A compositor.
Donkey
An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
Ass
The buttocks.
Donkey
A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
Ass
The anus.
Donkey
The symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
Ass
|uncountable}} sex; a person to have sex with; with vulgar emphasis on their corporeality (their body) over their personhood.
I'm going to go down to the bar and try to get me some ass.
Donkey
Domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
Ass
Used in similes to express something bad or unpleasant.
Ass
|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.
Get your lazy ass out of bed!
We risk our asses out there every day.
Ass
Of low quality; bad.
Ass
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.
Ass
A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt.
Ass
The fleshy part of the human body that you sit on;
He deserves a good kick in the butt
Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
Ass
A pompous fool
Ass
Hardy and sure-footed animal smaller and with longer ears than the horse
Ass
Slang terms for sexual intercourse
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