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Geordie is also a nickname for a resident of this same region, [9] though there are different definitions of what constitutes a Geordie, and not everyone from the North East identifies as such. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Furthermore, a Geordie can mean a supporter of the football club Newcastle United . [ 12 ]
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Robinson, Mairi (1985). Concise Scots Dictionary. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press Ltd. ISBN 1-902930-00-2; Ronowicz, Eddie; Yallop, Colin (2006). English: One Language, Different Cultures. Continuum International Publishing Group.
(slang) idiot; a general term of abuse, from Red Dwarf. snog (slang) a 'French kiss' or to kiss with tongues (US [DM]: deep kiss, not necessarily with tongues). Originally intransitive (i.e. one snogged with someone); now apparently (e.g. in the Harry Potter books) transitive. [citation needed] soap dodger one who is thought to lack personal ...
The COMMA vowel pronounced [ə] as in Received Pronunciation, unlike the rhotic Scots variant. Cf. Geordie [æ]. Most words that have the TRAP vowel are pronounced with a short /æ/ such as after, laughter, pasta. However, in the same way as the Geordie dialect, the words plaster and master are often pronounced with a long /ɑː/. This is not ...
A 19th century dialect map indicating the range of the Northumbrian burr within Northumberland and Durham. The Northumbrian burr is the distinctive uvular pronunciation of R in the traditional dialects of Northumberland, Tyneside ('Geordie'), and northern County Durham, now remaining only among speakers of rural Northumberland, excluding Tyne and Wear.
"Manny" - slang for Manchester used by non Mancunians. [ 132 ] "Manchesterford" – portmanteau of Manchester and Salford , began as a fictional setting for Victoria Wood 's 1980s series of sketches on BBC TV, Acorn Antiques , [ 133 ] but gained colloquial popularity, especially on the gay scene and was immortalized in iron and song lyrics ...
A Geordie is a person from the Tyneside region of England; the word is also used for the dialect spoken by such a person. A geordie can come from north or south of the river all the way to South/North Shields.It is a diminutive of the name George, Geordie is commonly found as a forename in the North-East of England and Southern Scotland.
It also retains the old English pronunciation of [ʊ] when followed by [nd], so "pound" and "found" are "pund" and "fund". eu or ui in words like eneugh, muin and buit, partially corresponds to Scots Vowel 7. The pronunciation of this vowel varies depending on the dialect. The FACE vowel is typically [ɪə] or [ɪa].