Idiot vs Sawney - What's the difference?
idiot | sawney |
(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As nouns the difference between idiot and sawney
is that idiot is (pejorative) a person of low general intelligence while sawney is a fool, an idiot.As an adjective sawney is
foolish, stupid.idiot
English
Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
