Ah, the Scottish language. I’ve said it before, but I don’t think there’s a language anywhere in the world where the words encapsulate their meaning so well.
And so to another of my favourite Scottish words, and one that I still use on a regular basis.
eejit
An eejit is an idiot, pure and simple. It’s so pervasive where I come from that I don’t think I’ve ever heard the word idiot used in it’s place. It rolls beautifully off the tongue and is so sharp that it cuts right to the point.
So,
Away ‘n bile yer heed, ye eejit
would basically mean “go away, you idiot.”
As for “bile yer heed,” it literally means “boil your head.” Where the origins of this phrase lie I couldn’t tell you, but it was frequently used by my gran when I was younger, and I’m pretty sure it is only ever heard in Glaswegian Scots.
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