Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The domesticated ass (Equus asinus), having long ears and a loud bray.
- noun Slang An obstinate person.
- noun Slang A stupid person.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ass: a familiar term.
- noun A stupid or obstinate and wrong-headed fellow.
- noun In mech., a subsidiary apparatus for carrying a weight or load, or coming into action to steady and support a primary element.
- noun A driving-frame or truck acting as a tractor on rails, to pull or haul a weight or load.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
- noun A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.
- noun a small auxiliary engine not used for propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers, raising heavy weights, and like purposes.
- noun a steam pump for feeding boilers, extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.
- noun (Bot.) the large round seed of the
Mucuna pruriens , a tropical leguminous plant.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
domestic animal , Equus africanus asinus, similar to ahorse . - noun A
stubborn person. - noun A
fool . - noun nautical A small
auxiliary engine , also called donkey engine. - noun poker slang A bad poker player.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun domestic beast of burden descended from the African wild ass; patient but stubborn
- noun the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Wait till I come! 2009
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You're observation that opposing pitchers may make him look like a donkey is a most under-educated comment.
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Andale's can be fun, make sure the donkey is there ... a bar is always more fun when there's a donkey involved ... * grin* (But yes, the asses are always there ...)
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Andale's can be fun, make sure the donkey is there ... a bar is always more fun when there's a donkey involved ... * grin* (But yes, the asses are always there ...)
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It's a pretty little village and you're bound to see folk riding around in donkey-pulled carts, although these are rapidly disappearing, giving way to motos.
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It's a pretty little village and you're bound to see folk riding around in donkey-pulled carts, although these are rapidly disappearing, giving way to motos.
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It's a pretty little village and you're bound to see folk riding around in donkey-pulled carts, although these are rapidly disappearing, giving way to motos.
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It's a pretty little village and you're bound to see folk riding around in donkey-pulled carts, although these are rapidly disappearing, giving way to motos.
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It's a pretty little village and you're bound to see folk riding around in donkey-pulled carts, although these are rapidly disappearing, giving way to motos.
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Blue dog dems are nothing more than republicans in donkey's clothing because they know the republican party is no more ...
wordup commented on the word donkey
This for me is probably the funniest word to hear out loud in the entirety of the English language. Anything can be made laughable with the simple addition of the word donkey attached to it. ;)
November 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word donkey
I found, when still a child, that if you say this word juuust so, it can sound like the animal's bray... which is why I'm putting it on my list now... :)
Edit: is the WordNet definition really the most common usage?
November 12, 2007
seanahan commented on the word donkey
It certainly isn't.
November 12, 2007
yarb commented on the word donkey
Yes ceebee, this word absolutely does sound like the braying of a donkey, yes! I've always thought so. In my mind I change the 'n' to an 'm', so I get "dommmmmm-keeeeey!"
November 12, 2007
uselessness commented on the word donkey
A particularly juvenile Mother Goose poem-thing:
"I am a gold lock."
"I am a gold key."
"I am a silver lock."
"I am a silver key."
"I am a brass lock."
"I am a brass key."
"I am a lead lock."
"I am a lead key."
"I am a don lock."
"I am a don key!"
Reminds me of the old (equally lame) joke...
"How do you spell spot?"
"S-P-O-T."
"How do you spell spot?"
"S-P-O-T."
"How do you spell spot?"
"S-P-O-T."
"What do you do at a green light?"
"Stop!"
"You stop? At a green light?" (cue Nelson: "Ha ha!")
November 14, 2007
supbob91 commented on the word donkey
found in Merriam Webster's Dictionary pg 24
November 15, 2010