Dumb, Jack, Kick, Fat and Smart

Thought I would touch on a very common word, that I hear uttered many times throughout my day on campus, ass!  To be completely honest when I hear the word,this shirt flashes in my mind.  (This belongs to one of my teenagers.)  If I am called a smart ass I usually quip back a snarky thank you.

I think that most people think of the 6 things when they hear the word ass; the five listed on the shirt and the one that we sit on. When you look ass up in a dictionary three things come up, the animal, the slang and stupidity.


A type of donkey or mule
Slang for buttocks  (don't worry its a cake!)

A stupid or dumb person (Since Ancient Greece the word has typified stupidity)