Tool

n.

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

A foolish, inept, or irritating person.

Will ye ever shut yer hole ye absolute tool!

Posh English

Would you ever cease your prattling, you complete and utter fool!

Same phrase, other counties

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

Related terms

• 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.
• Mule's toolUtterly useless.
• Not the sharpest tool in the shedNot very intelligent. A bit slow or vague.
• Spare toolSomeone who is surplus to requirements, a gooseberry, a person who feels uncomfortable…
• BurdizzoA tool used for castrating livestock, typically a large clamp.