"jackassing" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: jackassing

Filed Under: English

Part of Speech: v.

The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.

Quotation: Mr. Brooker is such a good drummer that he doesn’t have to go “jackassing.” “Jackassing” is the trade term for taking samples to customers instead of having the customers come to the hotel to see the samples.

Article or Document Title:
“The Drummer Still Drums In Los Angeles”

Author:
Maddin Malone

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Los Angeles Times

Date of Publication:
June 25, 1939

Page Number:
H19

This cite belongs to a full entry for jackass.

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