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| don·key [ dóngkee, dáwngkee ] (plural don·keys) |
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1. animal resembling small horse: a small domesticated member of the horse family with a gray or brown coat, long ears, and a large head. Latin name Equus asinus.
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2. unintelligent person: somebody thought of as lacking intelligence
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informal insult
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| [Late 18th century. Origin ?] |
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donkey's years a very long time (dated)
  I haven't seen Jack in donkey's years.
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talk the hind legs off a donkey to chatter interminably (slang)
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