My
father-in-law was a child in Ireland during the Depression. He was
surrounded by first cousins, uncles, aunts...As an adult, the only
Gaelic words he remembered were swear words. He used this word below a
lot.
The Irish words for “idiot” are eedjit, amadάn, and amaid. Amάdan means “fool” and amaid means “foolish woman”. Obviously, these are more formal Irish.
But, eedjit?
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| County Longford...where my father-in-law lived. |
The Irish words for “idiot” are eedjit, amadάn, and amaid. Amάdan means “fool” and amaid means “foolish woman”. Obviously, these are more formal Irish.
But, eedjit?
Eedjit is the everydayIrish word for idiot. Chances are it was
changed to “eedjit” by the Irish to refer to the English word “idiot.
Here are some thoughts from another site:
Here are some thoughts from another site:
Eedjit:
Eedjit is one
English man, so……
Sure and, Eedjits is more than one Englishman….
Dinna ye know: Eedjit is bein’ one sandwich short of a picnic….
Eedjits was stolen from the Scottish language, Eejits. And I bloody well know…
Hard tae swallie, bein’ an eedjit is official, dey up and put it in de Scottish dictionary…
Sure and, Eedjits is more than one Englishman….
Dinna ye know: Eedjit is bein’ one sandwich short of a picnic….
Eedjits was stolen from the Scottish language, Eejits. And I bloody well know…
Hard tae swallie, bein’ an eedjit is official, dey up and put it in de Scottish dictionary…
póg mo thóin
Dad knew many words and phrases. This is one he really liked.
I am frequently an eedjit.
ReplyDeleteI am as well. don't think I could be anything else.
DeleteIt is a favorite of mine too. Here is another: Téigh dtí diabhail, a thóin mór
ReplyDeleteGo to the devil, you big .... That would be an interesting thing to say , just for the fun of it.
DeleteMy grandfather's parents immigrated directly from Ireland in the 1870s. I never heard my grandfather say eedjit, but he pronounced English words differently at times. Beautiful was always Bee-U-tee-ful. He was a gem!
ReplyDeleteEnglish to English can be pretty confusing. Irish to English is almost impossible.
DeleteI am not an eedjit - but I can see the similarity in the words - lol.
ReplyDeleteLots of Gaelic words made their way into the English language.
DeleteAll I got is Spanish curses from the Mexicans I used to work with. While they aren't forgotten, they are rarely if ever used. Usually at myself.
ReplyDeleteI swear the most when passwords get testy.
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