Under what situation u call people jackass or jerk? Can we use them interchangeably?
jackass or jerk?
a jackass is usu. someone who makes a fool or ass out of themselves, usu. without realizing it, or actually thinking they're doing something cool. A jerk is just someone who does something mean on purpose.
I agree with Guest: calling someone a jerk implies malice on their part. A jackass is more like a fool or idiot.
Jerk = Time rate of change of acceleration.
This needs to be taken into account in the design of lifts/elevators.
This needs to be taken into account in the design of lifts/elevators.
"Jerk = Time rate of change of acceleration. "
I remember learning this in Calculus.
I remember learning this in Calculus.
A jackass is an asshole. He's foolish and usually obnoxious.
A jerk can be the same, but it usually means something like being mean or purposely treating somebody badly.
Also, jackass is a swear word (at least where I'm from) and, while it isn't nice unless called for, jerk is not.
A jerk can be the same, but it usually means something like being mean or purposely treating somebody badly.
Also, jackass is a swear word (at least where I'm from) and, while it isn't nice unless called for, jerk is not.
They can be used interchangeably... They're both insults, jackass being slightly more insulting because it has the word "ass" in it.
I think it's okay to say "jerk", but since I've become an adult, I've noticed that I don't hear it much in polite company. I almost never hear "jackass" except in comedies or from maybe, can we say "coarse" speakers who are angry. This has nothing to do with money or social class.
I think that, yes, "jackass" is in the swearword category even though I don't find it terribly offensive. We can say "asinine" but not "jackass", lol.
I think that, yes, "jackass" is in the swearword category even though I don't find it terribly offensive. We can say "asinine" but not "jackass", lol.
I definitely wouldn't consider "jackass" a swear word. Intemperate, like "idiot" or "moron", but not a swear word.
<<Also, jackass is a swear word (at least where I'm from) and, while it isn't nice unless called for, jerk is not.>>
<<They're both insults, jackass being slightly more insulting because it has the word "ass" in it.>>
Wait...you're aware that the "ass" in "jackass" has nothing to do with the human hindquarters, right? Please don't tell me that you consider it a swear word because of false etymology.
<<They're both insults, jackass being slightly more insulting because it has the word "ass" in it.>>
Wait...you're aware that the "ass" in "jackass" has nothing to do with the human hindquarters, right? Please don't tell me that you consider it a swear word because of false etymology.
<<Wait...you're aware that the "ass" in "jackass" has nothing to do with the human hindquarters, right? Please don't tell me that you consider it a swear word because of false etymology.>>
Well I (the poster of the first statement you quoted) never said anything about that. It doesn't matter what the etymology of the word is, it's still a swear word. For instance, when I was a child I would never have said "jackass" in front of my parents. "Jerk" was no big deal. It's like saying "butthead".
Well I (the poster of the first statement you quoted) never said anything about that. It doesn't matter what the etymology of the word is, it's still a swear word. For instance, when I was a child I would never have said "jackass" in front of my parents. "Jerk" was no big deal. It's like saying "butthead".
I just don't see how it's a swear word, any more than "moron" or "idiot".
I agree with Guest at 3:01. I would not use "jackass" in front of my parents or relatives. "Jerk" was fine. I wouldn't use "butthead" though.
Lazar,
My parents did not discuss etymology with us or if they did, I do not remember it. If it was perceived in the community as "cussing" or "coarse" we were not going to use it.
I like your posts well enough, but I found that pretty funny.
"I can call little Kevie a 'jackass' because the etymology of the word 'ass' is different, Mommy."
Nope, it would not work.
My parents did not discuss etymology with us or if they did, I do not remember it. If it was perceived in the community as "cussing" or "coarse" we were not going to use it.
I like your posts well enough, but I found that pretty funny.
"I can call little Kevie a 'jackass' because the etymology of the word 'ass' is different, Mommy."
Nope, it would not work.