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Geordie
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Geor·die 1  (jôrd)
n. Chiefly British
1. A native or inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, or its environs.
2. The dialect of English spoken by Geordies.

[Scots, diminutive of George.]

Geor·die 2  (jôrd)
n. Scots
A formerly used British gold coin worth one pound and five pence; a guinea.

[Scots, diminutive of George, after Saint George, whose image was once stamped on it.]

Geordie [ˈdʒɔːdɪ] Brit
n
1. (Social Science / Peoples) a person who comes from or lives in Tyneside
2. (Linguistics / Languages) the dialect spoken by these people
adj
(Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of or relating to these people or their dialect
[a diminutive of George]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Geordie - a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
English person - a native or inhabitant of England
2.geordie - the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
English, English language - an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
Translations
Geordie [ˈdʒɔːrdi] n (= resident) → habitant(e) m/f de Tyneside; (by birth)originaire mf de Tyneside
Geordie [ˈdʒɔːdɪ] (fam)
1. adjdi Tyneside
2. nabitante m/f or originario/a del Tyneside


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GEORDIES AND THEIR FISH AND CHIPS YORKSHIRE has its Yorkshire puds Cornwall has its Cornish pasties While the Irish have their stew But if you are a Geordie It's fish and chips for you.
Eeh hey man, dee the nobbs doon sooth think us Geordies are second class citizens, like.
Geordies have long been famed for hitting the town with no apparent need for a warm coat in winter, but now scientists want to find out if their hardiness is anything more than a myth.
 
 
 
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