eejit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Hiberno-English and Scottish English pronunciation of idiot.[1]

Pronunciation
  • enPR: ēʹjĭt, IPA(key): /ˈiːdʒɪt/
  • (Ireland) IPA(key): [ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇]

Noun

eejit (plural eejits)

  1. (Ireland, Scotland, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.

References
  1. “eejit”, in OxfordDictionaries.com‎, Oxford University Press, accessed 20 September 2013
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