Jackassery

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The foolish or obnoxious behaviour of a jackass. uncountable, usually

    "[…] the hypothesis that Karnow had made a new will deserved a little exploration. To ask any of you about it would of course have been jackassery."

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"[…] the hypothesis that Karnow had made a new will deserved a little exploration. To ask any of you about it would of course have been jackassery."

Etymology

From jackass + -ery.

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