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Jackass vs Jackal - What's the difference?

jackass | jackal |

As nouns the difference between jackass and jackal

is that jackass is a male donkey while jackal is any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical old world, smaller than a wolf.

As verbs the difference between jackass and jackal

is that jackass is (rare) to behave very obnoxiously while jackal is to perform menial or routine tasks.

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.

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

    *

    jackal

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several wild canine species, native to the tropical Old World, smaller than a wolf.
  • A person who performs menial/routine tasks, dogsbody
  • (pejorative) A person who behaves in an opportunistic way; especially a base collaborator.
  • (slang, rare) A jack (the playing card.)

    • Hyponyms

    * black-backed jackal ** Cape jackal ** East African Jackal * golden jackal * side-striped jackal

    Hypernyms

    * canid

    Related terms

    * American jackal (the coyote) * simian jackal (the Ethiopian Wolf)

    See also

    *

    References

    * Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523

    Verb

  • To perform menial or routine tasks
  • * 1800 , Pamphlets on British Taxation [http://books.google.com/books?id=XB8JAQAAIAAJ]:
    • They have jackalled for the great beast, to pick in turns the bones of each other; they have subserved those above, to oppress and defraud those below; and they are suffering, and, so far as classes can, justly suffering their purgation.