eejit

/ (ˈiːdʒɪt) /

noun

a Scot and Irish word for idiot (def. 2)

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schlep

to say or do hesitantly or awkwardly

to fold or wind around something

to carry; lug

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Words nearby eejit

ee & mp, eea, eec, eee, eeg, eejit, eek, eel, eelblenny, eelgrass, eelpout

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Example sentences from the Web for eejit

At last he hits the eejit fair a second time, and he knocks him down flat.
The Broken Gate|Emerson Hough
Besides, the eejit boy has been raising all kinds of hell down at the jail, raving and shouting and threatening me.
The Broken Gate|Emerson Hough