donkey[noun]Synonyms: ass, burro, donk, jackass, moke, neddy, Rocky Mountain canary, fool, *damfool, idiot, imbecile, jerk, nincompoop, schmo, schmuck
Related Words: dickey,
jack,
hinny,
mule,
jennet,
jenny,
jenny ass [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
don‧key /ˈdɒŋki $ ˈdɑːŋki/
noun[
Date: 1700-1800;
Origin: Perhaps from dun (=gray-brown) + -key (as in monkey)]
1. [countable] a grey or brown animal like a horse, but smaller and with long ears
2. donkey’s years British English spoken a very long time
for donkey’s years
I’ve had this jacket for donkey’s years. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲