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Things in Scots: Running the Asset Edition – Eejit

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Welcome to the revamped Things in Scots series. In this incarnation of TiS, I’m sharing the Scots language found in my upcoming romantic suspense novel, Running the Asset.

I wanted to say a huge thanks for everyone’s feedback last week. I’ve now come up with a far clearer and smoother way to work with wheesht in the story. Your help is invaluable, guys!

If you’ve watched Supernatural, you might have heard a word very similar to this week’s word, eejit. Bobby Singer uses idjit for Sam and Dean–the meaning of both words is the same.

Here’s the snippet… (unedited first draft)

Blackwell was under the impression that Elle had a boyfriend. And the absolute eejit Adam was, he’d played that role to keep Elle’s sister out of the way.

He dragged his hands through his hair.

Two of Blackwell’s men had been there, had witnessed the whole thing. Fuck, he’d painted himself into a corner he had no business being in.

Running the Asset (Deniable Unit #1)

I’m pretty confident that this week’s word is an easy one to get from seeing the context and possibly even just the word on its own. But, if not, eejit means idiot, fool.

That’s it for this week

I hope you enjoyed this post. I’d love to hear your comments on how easy or difficult it was to get the gist of eejit as it appeared in the quote. 

If you find yourself inspired by the Scots words I share, add the tag #TiS or #ThingsinScots to your writing/art/photo post and drop your link in the comments.

If you want to see more Scots posts, check out the original series, Things in Scots.

Thanks for reading. Take care, and I hope to see you next week for more Scots on Manuscript Mondays!

Author: Susan T. Braithwaite

Royal Navy veteran from Scotland. My journey into writing started with a screenwriting certificate program at UCLA Ext. Since then, I've worked as a freelance content writer, erotica author, proofreader, professional beta reader, and content editor. I'm now working hard on my dream writing career: romantic suspense author. When I'm not writing, I can be found drinking too much coffee, obsessing over yarn, and planning world domination with my husband, jezbraithwaite.blog, and our squirrel army.​

11 thoughts on “Things in Scots: Running the Asset Edition – Eejit

  1. Chris Hall – South Africa – Novelist, story writer, writer of just about anything for anyone!
    Chris Hall says:

    No problem with this one, Susan. It’s a word frequently used in the ‘Pool, most likely from its Irish roots. Come to think about it, although I’ve heard it many times ‘over the water’, I don’t remember hearing it ‘up the road’.

    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Navy veteran from Scotland. My journey into writing started with a screenwriting certificate program at UCLA Ext. Since then, I've worked as a freelance content writer, erotica author, proofreader, professional beta reader, and content editor. I'm now working hard on my dream writing career: romantic suspense author. When I'm not writing, I can be found drinking too much coffee, obsessing over yarn, and planning world domination with my husband, jezbraithwaite.blog, and our squirrel army.​
      Susan T. Braithwaite says:

      To not have heard it up here probably means you never made an eejit of yourself while here. 😁
      Yip, it’s also found in the Irish language, too.

      1. Chris Hall – South Africa – Novelist, story writer, writer of just about anything for anyone!
        Chris Hall says:

        😂😇

  2. Photos by Jez – I'm a Royal Navy Veteran from Scotland and love to get out and about with my wife, susantbraithwaite.com, on our Kalkhoff e-bikes. My faithful camera, Snappy, and the ever-present Lensy (lensball) are always along for the ride to capture the beauty of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Join me as I share photos from our travels, how Lensy views the world & pretty much anything shiny ✨
    Photos by Jez says:

    A proper light-hearted, Scots insult 🤣

    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Navy veteran from Scotland. My journey into writing started with a screenwriting certificate program at UCLA Ext. Since then, I've worked as a freelance content writer, erotica author, proofreader, professional beta reader, and content editor. I'm now working hard on my dream writing career: romantic suspense author. When I'm not writing, I can be found drinking too much coffee, obsessing over yarn, and planning world domination with my husband, jezbraithwaite.blog, and our squirrel army.​
      Susan T. Braithwaite says:

      Got that right, ya eejit! 😘

      1. Photos by Jez – I'm a Royal Navy Veteran from Scotland and love to get out and about with my wife, susantbraithwaite.com, on our Kalkhoff e-bikes. My faithful camera, Snappy, and the ever-present Lensy (lensball) are always along for the ride to capture the beauty of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. Join me as I share photos from our travels, how Lensy views the world & pretty much anything shiny ✨
        Photos by Jez says:

        🤪

  3. I worked this one out all by myself! 😀 😀

  4. Stefanie Neumann – Hamburg, Germany – The Art of Awareness - a bright light on the path of beingness. Basically I am... well... me! That contents: Dreamer. Visionary. Connector. Peacefounder. Adventurer. Teacher. Lerner. Artist. Embodied Spirit. ... Born as a highly sensitive person and empath I am using these gifts to bring awareness into the world through authenticity. This comes with a natural, strong tendency for clarity. I am in love with creative expression, drawing my inspiration from a colourful, wide range of interests. People often describe me as open-hearted and friendly. What I learned from life on earth: You cannot think an experience. But you can thank for it. ************************************ Die Kunst der Gewahrsamkeit - ein helles Licht auf dem Pfad des Seins. Im Wesentlichen bin ich... nun ja... ich! Das beinhaltet: Träumerin. Visionärin. Vermittlerin. Friedensgründerin. Abenteurerin. Lehrerin. Lernende. Künstlerin. Verkörperter Geist... Als hochsensible Person und Empathin geboren, nutze ich diese Gaben, um Gewahrsamkeit durch Authentizität in die Welt zu bringen. Dies kommt mit einer natürlichen starken Neigung zur Klarheit. Ich bin in den kreativen Ausdruck verliebt, wobei ich meine Inspiration von einer bunten Palette an vielseitigen Interessen beziehe. Menschen beschreiben mich oft als offenherzig und freundlich. Was ich vom Leben auf der Erde gelernt habe: Man kann eine Erfahrung nicht denken. Doch man kann für sie danken.
    Stefanie Neumann says:

    Ah, this brings back fond memories from my time in Ireland. That’s where I heard the term, first, and have been using it ever since. I suppose it crossed the borders with the Ulster connections or something… Mebbe that’s an eejit thocht, but.

    1. Susan T. Braithwaite – Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Navy veteran from Scotland. My journey into writing started with a screenwriting certificate program at UCLA Ext. Since then, I've worked as a freelance content writer, erotica author, proofreader, professional beta reader, and content editor. I'm now working hard on my dream writing career: romantic suspense author. When I'm not writing, I can be found drinking too much coffee, obsessing over yarn, and planning world domination with my husband, jezbraithwaite.blog, and our squirrel army.​
      Susan T. Braithwaite says:

      I did wonder about the Ulster Scots dialect of Scots, but it would a guess at best. So happy it brought back good memories.

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