eejit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ēʹjĭt, IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɪt/
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  • (Ireland) IPA(key): [ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇]
  • (Mid-Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈiːd͡ʒɛ̈t/, /ˈiːd͡ʒɜt/, /ˈiːd͡ʒət/

Noun

eejit (plural eejits)

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

Translations

References

  1. ^ “eejit”, in OxfordDictionaries.com[1], Oxford University Press, 20 September 2013 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 June 2013