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Geordie
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English
Etymology
Diminutive of en George en ie.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdʒɔːdi/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Geordie.wav Southern England
en /ˈdʒoə̯di/ North East England
en /ˈd͡ʒoɹdi/ GA,CA
en /ˈdʒoːdi/ AU,NZ
en ɔː(ɹ)di 2
Proper noun
en male George.
en female Georgia,Georgiana,Georgette,Georgina.
Noun
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en uncountable Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
en Northern England and Scotland obsolete A guinea.
Someone from Tyneside.
en mining historical A Geordie lamp.
en mining obsolete A pitman who works in a coal mine.
en mining obsolete A collier boat.
References
coal miner 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Adjective
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Related to or characteristic of Geordies, Tyneside or Newcastle upon Tyne.
Derived terms
en Geordieland
Geordie English
en eponyms informal demonyms
en British demonyms Dialects People