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when Andrew Jackson was elected President his opponents called him jackass.
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In much of the world outside the US a donkey is called an ass (which is confusing for those of us whose posterior is called an arse), and a male donkey/ass is also called a jack. So technically a jackass is merely a male donkey. Female donkeys are called jennies.
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