eejit
Britishnoun
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“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
McEnroe, like Kyrgios, was just a bit of an eejit.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2015
He told her about the eejit pens and meeting the Farm Patrol and how he had to go to the hospital.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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