Slang

donkey

This page is about the slang term donkey

American and Australian English

Meaning

a stupid or silly person

For example

  • I remember breaking a window with a cricket ball while playing in our garden. My dad came out and said, "Who was the donkey who did that?"

  • You forgot to bring your ATM card? Well, you're a donkey, aren't you?

Variety

This is typically used in American and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.

Quick Quiz

Tommy's teacher called him a donkey because he

a. did his homework very well

b. left his homework at home

c. got good marks in the test
a) did his homework very well b) left his homework at home c) got good marks in the test
donkey

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Contributor: Matt Errey