15 Ways of Saying Idiot
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by Alvareto the Husky
Some irish words for when you get tired of calling our local article spammer a village idiot.
15. Dope
Most often used as a term of endearment, we like to remind our nearest and dearest of their lack of intelligence.
14. Ape
Used when you want to imply someone has the intellectual capacity of an animal, but apes are pretty clever for animals so you can't be that offended.
13. Ludder
Popularised by RTÉ's Killinaskully, set in a fictional Tipperary village, this is apparently the typical insult for good-natured rural bar-flies.
12. Eejit
Much like dope, this is often used as a term of endearment, though it can be made serious adding 'feck' to the sentence.
Example: "Feck off, ya big feckin' eejit!" Bonus points for elongating that "eeeee" sound.
11. Flute
Usually used in disbelief, when someone demonstrates such a lack of wit that you momentarily believe they might actually be a hollow musical instrument.
10. Spanner
A variation of the international insult 'tool', which compares a person to a blunt object. In this case, you're really just being more specific about the blunt object.
9. Cabbage
May seem like a soft insult, but do you like being compared to leafy vegetables? Didn't feckin' think so.
8. Gombeen
It's all fun and games until someone drops a G-bomb.
7. Amadán
Usually used as a insult by teachers, so they can act like they're being educational (speaking as Gaeilge and all) while expressing slightly veiled hatred for their students.
"I LOATHE EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU"
6. Head-the-ball
This is reserved for the brutish types that are wont to fly off the handle. Probably shouldn't actually use it to their face.
5. Donkey
Again comparing someone to an animal; this is worse than an ape, however, as a donkey is a complete ass.
4. Muppet
Because calling someone a 'dummy' as an adult sounds too lame.
3. Plank
Implying someone's has a thick head, more skull than brain.
2. Thick
Actually straight up telling someone they have a thick head.
1. Gobshite
When you wanna eject real venom at someone without actually cursing by letting them know that their mouth is metaphorically overflowing with faeces.
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lol love it
6,7,8,9,13 have never used, rest been called one time or another. Always thought gobshite was more nicer way of calling someone stupid.
Good article.
Never used Flute & Ludder. The rest I have
this surprise me why. shows what a sad character you are in rl.
Me and the other 5 million Irish people then you gombeen
Ludder must come from Ludite: folks who actively destroyed machines cuz "dey tuk r jobz'.
Luddite (double d). I use this term a lot to people who think they can hold back the rise of social media
Once I called someone as " plank " , response was " why you keep saying that, it makes no sense " :/
15. dope means cool. like this dvd is dope.
Also can be used like RtK is some dope alright
most would still consider that a compliment as most people dont understand your leprechaun language you leprechaun numpty.
14. as you know is now considered racist when leveled at an african person.
5. Donkey is mostly used in the context of poker it does not mean idiot although you may think it means this. it refers to a play where the person plays with bad cards or stick to them in a situation where it would be more prudent to fold them for example if you hold Q3 to a massive raise and 2 3's flops the turn is an A and the person goes all in which you follow and the river sinks his AA with another 3. Your a donkey.
You do know these are insults that we use in Ireland so go away with your poker malarkey you Gobshite
your talkin bollocks. you call everyone you consider stupid my party members, friends or brethren! or we of the same mind!