Wayne’s Word – Clampit

It’s a little nod to Wayne’s World, but instead of ‘party time, excellent’ (if you are aware of the cult nineties classic) I will be diving into one WORD each day. It could be something I learned, something bizarre that happened, a favourite word that I have rediscovered or just a thought that won’t leave me alone.

If you’re joining in on today’s word, feel free to use this tag to connect your post to the series: #WaynesWord

Today’s word is CLAMPIT.

Clampit is a classic bit of Northern Irish colloquialism for someone who is a little daft, a bit scatterbrained, or prone to harmless mistakes. It’s the sort of word you would use when someone forgets their keys, tells a silly story, or just does something slightly goofy, it’s more of an affectionate eye-roll than an insult. In Northern Ireland, calling someone a clampit is a way of laughing with them at their daftness, rather than at them – an example could be “Ah, sure, he’s a right clampit!”

Have you ever heard of this word or can you think of someone you know who could be a clampit at times?