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The Geordie word netty, [63] meaning a toilet and place of need and necessity for relief [63] [64] [65] or bathroom, [63] [64] [65] has an uncertain origin. [66] However, some have theorised that it may come from slang used by Roman soldiers on Hadrian's Wall , [ 67 ] which may have later become gabinetti in the Romance language Italian [ 67 ...
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.
Geordie (UK) A person from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyneside, and also the dialect spoken there. Gult, Gulti, Gulte (India) A person from Andhra Pradesh or a speaker of Telugu. The term could have originated from the word Telugu, which when spelt backwards sounds like Gulutey, shortened to Gulti. [19] [20] This is a pejorative term. [21]
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 found in most northern accents apart from in the North East.
soft bread roll or a sandwich made from it (this itself is a regional usage in the UK rather than a universal one); in plural, breasts (vulgar slang e.g. "get your baps out, love"); a person's head (Northern Ireland). [21] barmaid *, barman a woman or man who serves drinks in a bar.
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Geordie, the most famous dialect spoken in the region, largely spoken in Tyneside, centred in Newcastle and Gateshead [3] [5] Mackem , a dialect spoken in Wearside , centred on Sunderland Smoggie , a dialect spoken in Teesside ; an area at the southern tip of region which straddles the border of Yorkshire and County Durham
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.