Is eejit a swear word?

The word eejit is an Irish insult used to describe someone as a fool or an idiot and is often preceded by the word 'buck'.

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What does Eejit stand for?

"Eejit" is a slang term derived from a dialectal spelling of the Irish English and Scottish English pronunciation of "idiot". It is a word commonly used by natives of both Ireland and Scotland.

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Is Gobshite a swear word?

Today, gobshite is not considered to be as unacceptable as it once was. However, you are likely to see it used alongside a variety of other crass or vulgar language. Gobshite is rarely used by Americans.

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Is feck a swear word?

The most popular and widespread modern use of the term is as a slang expletive in Irish English, employed as a less serious alternative to the expletive "fuck" to express disbelief, surprise, pain, anger, or contempt.

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What do the Irish call a girl?

“Cailín” means “girl” in the Irish language. A lot of Irish people still use this word even when speaking in English. The plural, “Cailíní,” is also commonly used, for example, “I'm meeting up with the cailíní later on.”

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What do Irish call kissing?

Póg. This is the Irish word for a “kiss” e.g. “give us a póg” or even cuter a “póigín”. This is not to be confused with asking something to “Póg Mo Thóin” (Kiss my arse).

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What is bra in Irish?

bra » cíochbheart, bra. brassiere » cíochbheart, bra.

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Why is the F word vulgar?

It is remotely derived from the Latin futuere and Old German ficken/fucken meaning 'to strike or penetrate', which had the slang meaning to copulate.

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Is Bloody a swear word in the UK?

“Bloody” is no longer Britain's most commonly used swear word, while the number of uttered expletives has dropped by more than a quarter in 20 years, a study has found. Bloody is a common swear word that is considered to be milder and less offensive than other, more visceral alternatives.

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What does pog my horn mean?

“Pog Mo Thoin”. World famous, this Irish saying is as close as you will get to a swear word in the Irish language. It means Kiss My A**.

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Was pants a swear word?

Harmless enough to our ears, the shortened form pants alone was considered vulgar by some language commentators for quite some time, including Ambrose Bierce, who wrote the following in his 1909 book Write It Right about pants for trousers: "Abbreviated from pantaloons, which are no longer worn. Vulgar exceedingly."

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How do you cuss in Irish?

Let's have a few examples.
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17 Of The Greatest Irish Curse Words And Insults – Defined At...
  1. Gombeen. ...
  2. Gobdaw. ...
  3. Bollocks. ...
  4. Fecker. ...
  5. Dope. ...
  6. Gobshite. ...
  7. Gowl. ...
  8. Eejit.

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Why do Irish say wee?

A word that you can expect to hear in most sentences over here is 'wee'. The term is a longstanding Irish (and Scottish) way of saying 'little'. However, in Northern Ireland, it is often used to describe things that aren't little at all.

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What does brat mean in Irish?

In Irish, as you probably know, "brat" means "flag". In English, it means "an unruly child".

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What is the F word in UK?

The F Word (also called Gordon Ramsay's F Word) is a British cookery programme featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. The programme covers a wide range of topics, from recipes to food preparation and celebrity food fads. The programme was made by Optomen Television and aired weekly on Channel 4.

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What country swears the most?

Cursing countries which swear the most - and the least

Coming out on top as the most likely to use explicit language online is France. The French have 7.59% - or seven in every 100 people - using curse words online per year.

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What is the oldest swear word?

Fart, as it turns out, is one of the oldest rude words we have in the language: Its first record pops up in roughly 1250, meaning that if you were to travel 800 years back in time just to let one rip, everyone would at least be able to agree upon what that should be called.

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What is the e word?

e-word (plural e-words) Any word beginning with e, especially one referring to something electronic, or one that is (often humorously) treated as controversial in a given context (for example, evolution, evangelical or enlightenment). quotations ▼

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What does the G word mean?

(euphemistic) The word goddamn.

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What do Irish call their lovers?

“Mo chara” is used for a man or “Mo cara” is for a woman; “Mo Anam Cara” means "my soul mate" and can be found on one of our necklaces, bracelets, rings and even framed art.

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How do Irish say mate?

Mucker. Mate, pal, friend. Example: I'm so excited to see my mucker.

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What do the British call a kiss?

The verb snog is British slang for kiss, cuddle, or make out. It's a word that is more and more common in American English as well, as a casual way to talk about kissing. It can be painful for kids to watch their parents snog, and many of them don't want to see people snog in movies either.

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