eejit
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 (Hiberno-English) (file) - (Ireland) IPA(key): [ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇]
- (Mid-Ulster English) 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