Tool

n.

Heard in Cork, Limerick, Westmeath, Dublin, Galway, Offaly, Waterford, Kildare and Donegal

An absolute fool or an utterly useless specimen of a person.

Yer an awful tool wearin' shorts in dis Freezin' weather la!

Posh English

You are a dreadful fool for wearing trousers of such brevity in this glacial weather, old boy!

Same phrase, other counties

• All Ireland
• Limerick
• Westmeath
• Dublin
• Galway
• Offaly
• Waterford
• Kildare
• Donegal

Related terms

• Mule's toolUtterly useless.
• Spare toolSomeone who is surplus to requirements, a gooseberry, a person who feels uncomfortable…
• Some toolA term for an absolute eejit or a thoroughly obnoxious, foolish person.
• A big lad when he's out, like an ass's toolSomeone who acts the big man or tries to look important when out in public.
• Not the sharpest tool in the shedNot very intelligent. A bit slow or vague.
• Gway ya foolGo away, you fool.