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Mispronunciation of idiot, mainly in Anglo Irish dialect. For example in the Irish sitcom Father Ted.
" Ah! You fecking eejit!"
by Woodys1983 October 26, 2019
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An Irish way of saying "idiot" that is supposed to be inoffensive. "Idiot" could be viewed as calling someone literally dumb or a legitimate criticism, but "eejit" tends to imply that they aren't actually dumb but you just want to tease or banter with them, possibly over something silly or foolish they do or possibly just because you disagree and want to disagree in a fun way.
"James, you eejit! Stop guzzling the wine so quickly!"
by mistahroga August 7, 2020
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Scots/Irish slang used to refer to someone as a moron.
"Boris Johnson can't even adhere to his own covid guidelines after catching a virus which nearly killed him, what an eejit.

"Shut the feck up yi feckin eejit"

"Gimme the spanner? Wait did you say the hammer? No I said the feckin spanner ye eejit!"
by UltimateDoge May 25, 2022
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Scottish slang for idiot. often used to describe somebody who's just done something so incredibly stupid, that they should be considered mentally retarded.
person 1:"You see him o'er there?"
person 2:"yeah"
person 1: "he's a feckin' eejit"
by Auraguardian123 May 17, 2023
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An Irish slang term for an idiot, often used when someone lacks cop on or common sense on the road
Person 1: A guy turned at an intersection without using his indicators
Person 2: What a fecking Eejit
by RandomIrishFella May 23, 2023
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