eejit
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Hiberno-English and Scottish English pronunciation of idiot.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: ēʹjĭt, IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (Ireland): (file) - (Ireland) IPA(key): [ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇]
- (Mid-Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɛ̈t/, /ˈiːd͡ʒɜt/, /ˈiːd͡ʒət/
Noun[edit]
eejit (plural eejits)
- (Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
Translations[edit]
idiot, fool
References[edit]
- ^ “eejit”, in OxfordDictionaries.com[1], Oxford University Press, 2013 September 20 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 June 2013