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Jamaican Patois · Descriptions and adjectives

Eediat

Idiot; idiotic

Say itEE-dee-at

JLU spelling
iidiat
Also written
Idiat, Eediot

What “Eediat” means

Eediat is the Patois form of "idiot". It is used as a noun ("yuh a eediat") and as an adjective ("eediat ting") for something senseless. It is one of the most common everyday insults.

Examples

Him a one raasklaat idiat!

He's a damn idiot!

Stop di eediat ting dem!

Stop the nonsense!

How to use it

Rude but not a cuss word on its own. Between friends it can be joking; to strangers or elders it is offensive. The app's example shows it intensified with raasklaat, which makes it much stronger.