Tool

n.

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

Another word for an eejit. Spanner and spoon are other alternatives.

Yurn some tool

Posh English

You are rather a monumental fool.

Same phrase, other counties

• Cork
• Limerick
• Westmeath
• Dublin
• Galway
• Offaly
• Waterford
• Kildare
• Donegal
• Wexford (not in the dictionary)

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…
• Giz anotherA request to be given another of something, usually a drink.