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Nice one, jackass!
Meaning
- This is an ironic comment used when someone does something clearly incompetent or makes an annoying mistake. It is rarely intended to be a genuine compliment.
Irritated, blunt
Used in a sentence
- Nice one, jackass, you just spilled coffee all over the client proposal.
- He tripped right over the flat curb, so I yelled out nice one, jackass.
- Nice one, jackass, now we are locked out of the house with the keys inside.
The backstory
This is a blunt, modern American idiom that combines basic sarcasm with a common insult. There is no specific historical origin, as it is simply a byproduct of workplace or playground frustration.
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Nationwide
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