eejit
(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
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"Ireland relies too much on imported energy" Is there a uranium mine in Sligo I'm unaware of? Feckin eejit.
“It’s obviously being driven by global events”… that you & your confederacy of dunces are driving, you fookin eejit!
Nono, let him, let the lad have his moment of joy before the damn eejit finds out quidditch has been cancelled
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(Ireland, Scotland, Mid-Ulster English, pejorative) An idiot; a fool; an imbecile.
“"Ireland relies too much on imported energy" Is there a uranium mine in Sligo I'm unaware of? Feckin eejit.”
““It’s obviously being driven by global events”… that you & your confederacy of dunces are driving, you fookin eejit!”
“Nono, let him, let the lad have his moment of joy before the damn eejit finds out quidditch has been cancelled”
“"Ireland relies too much on imported energy" Is there a uranium mine in Sligo I'm unaware of? Feckin eejit.”
— Bluesky· May 2026““It’s obviously being driven by global events”… that you & your confederacy of dunces are driving, you fookin eejit!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Nono, let him, let the lad have his moment of joy before the damn eejit finds out quidditch has been cancelled”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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