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donkeys¹

noun

  1. plural plural of donkey

Donkeys²

Where it comes from

From the fact that a donkey is typically depicted as a clumsy animal with a lack of intelligence (evident in terms such as ass and donkey vote), in comparison to a horse which is depicted as a strong and powerful companion animal. A bronco is a bucking horse.

noun

  1. Australia, derogatory, humorous, informal, mildly, sometimes the Brisbane Broncos (a rugby league club based in Brisbane, Australia)

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: domestic ass, equus asinus, asses, goats, gorillas, guerrillas, mules, bonobo, funny cow, bridgend, disco pigs, our ladies, penny black, mindhorn, archipelago, dog soldiers

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@misc{donkeys_2026,
  title = {donkeys},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/donkeys},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}