Meaning & use
Amadan
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A foolish or silly person; a simpleton (used chiefly in Irish English).
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Don't be an amadan and leave your keys in the door again.
His grandmother used to call him a little amadan whenever he tracked mud through the house.
A note on using this word
Amadan is borrowed from the Irish word 'amadán,' meaning fool, and survives as an affectionate insult in Hiberno-English dialect.
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