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eejit

British  
/ ˈiːdʒɪt /

noun

  1. a Scot and Irish word for idiot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"You'd be an eejit not to enjoy it," he told BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

“But there is space to try things, make an eejit of yourself,” he said, using an Irish expression for idiot.

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

"Even Fox is starting to see the writing on the wall. This is something worth watching. Stephen Miller comes across as a complete eejit."

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2019

“Then the eternal eejit Bob Hope comes on. ‘A whole ocean of laughs,’ the advert says.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 30, 2018

Matt suddenly realized what Tam Lin meant by dumping him next to the eejit pens.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

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