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Jackass vs Galah - What's the difference?

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Jackass is a related term of galah.


As nouns the difference between jackass and galah

is that jackass is a male donkey while galah is a pink and grey species of cockatoo, eolophus roseicapilla , native to australia.

As a proper noun jackass

is (poker slang) a jack and an ace as a starting hand in texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity.

As a verb jackass

is (rare) to behave very obnoxiously.

jackass

English

Noun

(es)
  • A male donkey.
  • A foolish or stupid person.
  • An inappropriately rude or obnoxious person.

    • Synonyms

    * (male donkey) jack * (idiot) fool, idiot, dink, dope, buffoon * (obnoxious) jerk, asshole, bastard, bitch

    Derived terms

    * jackass penguin * laughing jackass

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (poker slang) A jack and an ace as a starting hand in Texas hold 'em due to phonetic similarity

    • Verb

  • (rare) To behave very obnoxiously.

    • References

    * {{cite web , url = http://www.holdemsecrets.com/handnames.htm , title = Holdem Secrets - 400+ Pocket Cards , accessdate = 2008-08-07 , author = Rich McComas , authorlink = , coauthors = , date = 2004-12-05 }}

    See also

    *

    galah

    English

    (wikipedia galah)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A pink and grey species of cockatoo, Eolophus roseicapilla , native to Australia.
  • * 2005 , David Lindenmayer, Mark A. Burgman, Practical Conservation Biology , page 175,
    • The Galah' has benefited from changes in the environment brought about by human activities (Rowley, 1990; Saunders and Ingram, 1995; Forshaw, 2002). The ' Galah ?s diet is predominantly seeds, especially those from cereal crops and agricultural weeds.
  • (Australia, slang) A fool, an idiot.
    • That galah nearly drove me off the road.
  • * 1991 , , River of the Sun , unnumbered page,
    • ‘Don?t just stand there, you great galah , lend a hand here!’ Billy Kemp shoved Edmund towards the longboat. ‘Get it free. The lads are bringing up the casks.’
  • * 1999 , , Solomon's Song , unnumbered page,
    • ‘But, Sergeant, I reckon a man would look a proper galah falling about with an empty rifle, going click, click, click, “bang you?re dead” when he wasn?t doing rifle drill on parade, like when it?s not official, know what I mean?’ one of the infantrymen volunteers.
  • * 2006 , John Chalmers, The Professional Guest , page 13,
    • ‘Then you will strut around like a great galah tryin? to impress the sheilas about what a fuckin? big iron ore miner you are.’

    Synonyms

    * (fool) drongo

    Derived terms

    * galah session

    See also

    * cockatiel * cockatoo * corella

    References

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