Irish Slang for Idiot
Eejit is only the start of it. Every county in Ireland has its own word for a fool, and here are the best, sorted by county, so you'll always have the right one to hand.
Cavan 2
EejitAll Ireland +13
A foolish or silly person.
Jaysus he's an awful eejit
Yer some boyCavan +1
An affectionate yet exasperated term for a notorious scoundrel or fool.
Ah, yer some boy to lose the car keys in the middle of a bog!
Cork 3
BrowlCork +1
An exceptionally stupid person.
I thought yer man was thick, but his brother's a complete browl altogether.
CabbageCork +2
A foolish, silly, or slow-witted person.
Go away outta that, you absolute cabbage!
HeaderCork +2
A foolish or eccentric person; a head-the-ball.
Yer man is a pure head the ball.
Kerry 2
Waterford 1
GombeenWaterford +7
A foolish, dodgy, or grasping person; a general rogue or eejit.
Look at de state of yeh, yer some gombeen tryin' to flog dat knackered bicycle!
Dublin 3
GimpDublin +8
A foolish, annoying, or socially inept male.
Get out of my face, ye bleedin gimp!
DopeDublin +3
A foolish, simple-minded, or gullible person who frequently makes a show of themselves.
Will you look at yer man droppin' his keys down the drain, what an absolute dope!
SpannerDublin +4
A fool or idiot.
Ya bleedin spanner ya.
Kildare 1
LúdramánKildare +6
An idiot or fool.
You're some lúdramán.
Offaly 1
Ya eeget yaOffaly
You fool, you idiot, you silly person.
Go way outta dat ya eeget ya.
Westmeath 1
ToolAll Ireland +10
An utterly foolish, incompetent, or annoying person.
Dat fella's an absolute tool for crashing the car into a ditch!
Wicklow 1
Gobdaw!All Ireland +6
A foolish person.
If you don't understand what a gobdaw is you aer 1!
Mayo 3
FluteMayo +8
A foolish, annoying, or incompetent person.
He's an awful flute that fella, crashing the tractor into the ditch!
ClembotMayo
A fool exhibiting distinctly robotic or mechanical tendencies.
Look at the clembot walk on that hump back cyborg buff.
ClewjawMayo
A thoroughly foolish or incompetent person.
The absolute clem-jaw set fire to his own curtains trying to light a fag!