Jackass corn

noun JAK-ass KAARN ˈdʒakas kaːn

Also spelled jackass-corn, jackass cawn

A hard, crunchy baked coconut biscuit — flour, grated coconut, sugar, and spice baked into a dense, tooth-testing treat that keeps for a long time. An old-time bakery and shop favourite, its name jokingly nods to how hard you must chew it, like feed for a donkey.

  • Buy some jackass corn from di bakery.

    Buy some coconut biscuits from the bakery.

  • Jackass corn hard but sweet.

    Jackass corn is hard but sweet.

  • Dip di jackass corn inna yuh tea.

    Dip the coconut biscuit in your tea.

A humorous name (as with 'Bustamante backbone') for a very hard baked coconut biscuit. See [[busta]], [[grater-cake]].

A hard baked coconut biscuit; name jokes about its hardness. See [[busta]], [[toto]].