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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.
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5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
Parents using slang terms. Whether their kids like it or not, parents admit to using slang terms as well. The Preply survey shows 3 in 4 parents admit to using slang terms that are popular with teens.
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.
Pitmatic – originally 'pitmatical' [2] – is a group of traditional Northern English dialects spoken in rural areas of the Great Northern Coalfield in England.. The feature distinguishing Pitmatic from other Northumbrian dialects, such as Geordie and Mackem, is its basis in the mining jargon used in local collieries.
Martin Scorsese took a TikTok pop quiz proctored by his daughter Francesca in which the legendary filmmaker guessed the meaning of modern slang words. Marty did quite well, correctly nailing down ...