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"etymology_text": "Hiberno-English and Scottish English pronunciation of idiot.",
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{
"form": "eejits",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eedjit",
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
{
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"alternative"
]
},
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"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ijut",
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"alternative"
]
}
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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],
"glosses": [
"An idiot; a fool; an imbecile."
],
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"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"idiot",
"idiot"
],
[
"fool",
"fool"
],
[
"imbecile",
"imbecile"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile."
],
"tags": [
"Ireland",
"Scotland",
"derogatory"
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trottel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Blödmann"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "liúdramán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leibide"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dúramán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bómán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "óinseach"
},
{
"alt": "ばか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "baka",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"word": "馬鹿"
},
{
"alt": "あほ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "aho",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"word": "阿呆"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"word": "idiota"
}
]
}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɪt/"
},
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"ipa": "[ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɪθ͇]",
"tags": [
"Ireland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɛ̈t/",
"note": "Mid-Ulster"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɜt/",
"note": "Mid-Ulster"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒət/",
"note": "Mid-Ulster"
}
],
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}
{
"etymology_text": "Hiberno-English and Scottish English pronunciation of idiot.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "eejits",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "eedjit",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "eegit",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "eejut",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
{
"form": "ijjit",
"tags": [
"alternative"
]
},
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"form": "ijut",
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"alternative"
]
}
],
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"pos": "noun",
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"English derogatory terms",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Irish English",
"Mid-Ulster English",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Scottish English",
"Terms with German translations",
"Terms with Irish translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Spanish translations"
],
"glosses": [
"An idiot; a fool; an imbecile."
],
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"idiot",
"idiot"
],
[
"fool",
"fool"
],
[
"imbecile",
"imbecile"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile."
],
"tags": [
"Ireland",
"Scotland",
"derogatory"
]
}
],
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɪt/"
},
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{
"ipa": "[ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɪθ͇]",
"tags": [
"Ireland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɛ̈t/",
"note": "Mid-Ulster"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒɜt/",
"note": "Mid-Ulster"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈiː.d̠͡ʒət/",
"note": "Mid-Ulster"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Trottel"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Blödmann"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "Idiot"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "amadán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "liúdramán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "leibide"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dúramán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "bómán"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "óinseach"
},
{
"alt": "ばか",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "baka",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"word": "馬鹿"
},
{
"alt": "あほ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "aho",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"word": "阿呆"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "idiot, fool",
"word": "idiota"
}
],
"word": "eejit"
}
Download raw JSONL data for eejit meaning in English (3.5kB)
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"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster, derogatory",
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