jackassing
Behaving like buffoon
Jackassing is behaving like a jackass—acting foolishly, recklessly, or obnoxiously, often for attention or laughs.
The term suggests antics that are more annoying than harmful: Stop jackassing around and help me with this.
It carries the same dismissive tone as screwing around or goofing off, but with an edge of stupidity or stubbornness.
Playful comic behavior
- goofingBehaving in silly ways
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
- buffooneryLudicrous or silly conduct
antics · shenanigans · hijinks · mischief · pranking · joking · mugging · capering
Unyielding adherence to position
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- balkinessStubborn refusal to proceed
- willfulnessIntentional resistance to direction
defiance · refusal · digging in · stonewalling · intransigence · immovability · bullheadedness · hardheadedness
Mishandling through incompetence
- botchingDoing something poorly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
- screwing upFailing through carelessness
messing up · mishandling · floundering · muddling · hacking · amateurish · ineptitude · clumsiness
clowning
Playful comic behavior
- goofingBehaving in silly ways
- tomfooleryFoolish or silly behavior
- horseplayBoisterous rough behavior
buffoonery · antics · shenanigans · hijinks · mischief · pranking · joking · mugging · capering · skylarking
obstinacy
Unyielding adherence to position
- mulishnessUnyielding resistance to persuasion
- pigheadednessStubborn refusal to yield
- balkinessStubborn refusal to proceed
willfulness · defiance · refusal · digging in · stonewalling · intransigence · immovability · bullheadedness · hardheadedness · persistence
bungling
Mishandling through incompetence
- botchingDoing something poorly
- fumblingClumsy, uncoordinated handling
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
screwing up · messing up · mishandling · floundering · muddling · hacking · amateurish · ineptitude · clumsiness · butchering
jackassingapplying oneself
Focused sustained effort
focusing · buckling down · knuckling down · getting down to business · toeing the line
jackassingplaying it safe
Avoiding unnecessary risk
self-preservation · erring on the side of caution · risk assessment · hedging