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Definition of grinned like a jackass eatin' cactus
grin like a jackass eating cactus
verb - intransitive
- to smile very wide.
He's been all over the TV news grinning like a jackass eating cactus.
When I got an unexpected promotion I started grinning like a jackass eating cactus.
- See more words with the same meaning: to smile.
Last edited on Apr 23 2013. Submitted by WOLTX from Levelland, TX 79336, USA on Jul 28 2012.
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- Wild donkeys and burros will, for lack of other forage, eat prickly pear cactus. In order to bite bits off the cactus pad, they pull their lips as far out of the way as possible to avoid getting them stuck by the spines. This gives them the appearance of grinning.
Last edited on Aug 21 2012. Submitted by WOLTX from Levelland, TX 79336, USA on Jul 28 2012.
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