"eejit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈiːd͡ʒɪt/, [ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇] [Ireland], /ˈiːd͡ʒɛ̈t/ (note: Mid-Ulster), /ˈiːd͡ʒɜt/ (note: Mid-Ulster), /ˈiːd͡ʒət/ (note: Mid-Ulster) Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-eejit.wav , En-ie-eejit.ogg Forms: eejits [plural]
enPR: ēʹjĭt Etymology: Hiberno-English and Scottish English pronunciation of idiot. Head templates: {{en-noun}} eejit (plural eejits)
  1. (Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile. Tags: Ireland, Scotland, derogatory Synonyms: eedjit, eegit, eejut, ijjit, ijut Translations (idiot, fool): Trottel [masculine] (German), Blödmann [masculine] (German), Idiot [masculine] (German), amadán [masculine] (Irish), liúdramán [masculine] (Irish), leibide [feminine] (Irish), dúramán [masculine] (Irish), bómán [masculine] (Irish), óinseach [feminine] (Irish), 馬鹿 (baka) (alt: ばか) (Japanese), 阿呆 (aho) (alt: あほ) (Japanese), idiota (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        [
          "fool",
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        ],
        [
          "imbecile",
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        "(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile."
      ],
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        },
        {
          "word": "eegit"
        },
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          "word": "eejut"
        },
        {
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        },
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        }
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          "lang": "German",
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            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "Blödmann"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Idiot"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "amadán"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "liúdramán"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "leibide"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dúramán"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "bómán"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "óinseach"
        },
        {
          "alt": "ばか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "baka",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "word": "馬鹿"
        },
        {
          "alt": "あほ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "aho",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "word": "阿呆"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "idiot, fool",
          "word": "idiota"
        }
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      "ipa": "[ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇]",
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        "Ireland"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒɛ̈t/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒɜt/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒət/",
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        ],
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          "imbecile",
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      ],
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        "Scotland",
        "derogatory"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "ēʹjĭt"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒɪt/"
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      "ipa": "[ˈiːd͡ʒɪθ͇]",
      "tags": [
        "Ireland"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒɛ̈t/",
      "note": "Mid-Ulster"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒɜt/",
      "note": "Mid-Ulster"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈiːd͡ʒət/",
      "note": "Mid-Ulster"
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    {
      "word": "eedjit"
    },
    {
      "word": "eegit"
    },
    {
      "word": "eejut"
    },
    {
      "word": "ijjit"
    },
    {
      "word": "ijut"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Trottel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Blödmann"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Idiot"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amadán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "liúdramán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leibide"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dúramán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bómán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "óinseach"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ばか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "baka",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "word": "馬鹿"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あほ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aho",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "word": "阿呆"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "idiot, fool",
      "word": "idiota"
    }
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  "word": "eejit"
}

Download raw JSONL data for eejit meaning in All languages combined (3.1kB)

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