donkey

Signification (Anglais)

1. A domestic animal, Equus asinus asinus, similar to a horse.
2. A stubborn person.
3. A fool.
4. A small auxiliary engine.
5. (slang) A box or chest, especially a toolbox.
6. (slang) A bad poker player.
7. British sea term for a sailor's storage chest.

Concepts

donkey

ass

jackass

burro

mule

domestic ass

Equus asinus

moke

African wild ass

hare

bearer

beast of burden

laborer

dope

idiot

imbecile

jenny

cuddy

mutton-head

Neddy

cur

barney

bullfrog

groundhog

larry

ram

truck

adjunct

adjuvant

aided

ancillary

assistant

auxiliary

pony

secondary

subordinate

subsidiary

supplementary

male ass

female ass

jennet

fool

support

dunce

big cock

shlong

humongous dick

big dick

she-ass

feral ass

wild ass

wild desert donkey

horse

Coupé comme

don‧key

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdɒŋki/

Étymologie (Anglais)

The origin is uncertain. Originally a slang term from the late eighteenth century. Perhaps from Middle English *donekie (“a miniature dun horse”), a double diminutive of Middle English don, dun, dunne (a name for a dun horse), equivalent to modern English dun (“brownish grey colour”) + -ock (diminutive suffix) + -ie (diminutive suffix). Compare Middle English donning (“a dun horse”), English dunnock. Became more common than the original term ass due to the latter's homophony and partial merger with arse (compare similar development between coney and rabbit).