eejit
English
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editEtymology
editHiberno-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
editeejit (plural eejits)
- (Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
Translations
editidiot, fool
References
edit- ^ “eejit”, in OxfordDictionaries.com[1], Oxford University Press, 2013 September 20 (last accessed), archived from the original on 14 June 2013