The Meaning of Eejit

I've been reading many of Marian Keyes' books and being a Dublin born and bred, many terms used are colloquial.

One of the most frequently used word is "Eejit"
Now, my first impression of it is that its a hybrid between "midget" and "Idiot".. so in short,

eejit = "short idiot"

Don't get me wrong.. i have nothing against midgets. Its just that short asians like me have this sterotype that ang mohs are tall.. n are proud to be tall. Therefore naturally, height deficiency is something negative.

Hereby, being the too-free-at-home-and-yet-procrastinates-to-do-spring-cleaning-girl that I am.. I rather spend my time surfing the net for the true meaning of "Eejit". I came across a very interesting list of Dublin colloquial slang. hoho.

So here is it:

Eejit

(nothing to do with height)

Pronounced: E-jit

Used in: Dublin

Meaning: Fool

and would you know... there are many interesting things as well

Young One / Young Fella

(Don't use the wrong one!!! Very big diff!)

Pronounced: Yung wun / Yungf'la

Used in: Dublin

Meaning: Girl / Boy

Back-arse of nowhere

Pronounced: As written

Used in: Dublin

Meaning: Middle of nowhere

Gaff

Pronounced: As written

Used in: Dublin

Meaning: House / Home (Free gaff = Parent-free house)

Ahh.. April! You can use this!

Spa

Pronounced: As written

Used in: Dublin and Cork

Meaning: Fool

(Whoa!)