geordie
IPA: dʒˈiɝdi
Root Word: Geordie
noun
- A diminutive of the male given name George.
- A diminutive of the female given names Georgia, Georgiana, Georgette, or Georgina.
- (Northern England and Scotland, obsolete) A guinea.
- Someone from Tyneside.
- (mining, historical) A Geordie lamp.
- (mining, obsolete) A pitman who works in a coal mine.
- (mining, obsolete) A collier boat.
adjective
- Related to or characteristic of Geordies, Tyneside or Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Examples of "geordie" in Sentences
- Sadly. on November 6, 2008 at 7: 30 pm | Reply geordie gaffa
- Nod nod nod nod nod on April 16, 2008 at 4: 59 pm | Reply geordie skipper
- The rest is spot on. on November 6, 2008 at 7: 38 pm | Reply geordie gaffer
- I once asked her why no one in the film speaks with a geordie accent Letters, 7 March.
- Initial listens to REM's first new single since 2008 were spent affecting a geordie accent, repeatedly saying, "Uberlin?"
- For the record, I'm a 21 year old geordie though admittedly I live in That London now and I've been a dedicated listener since.. well, the cot, I suppose.
- She said she had been working on a geordie accent, but was told by the producers to drop it in favour of all-purpose "northern British", as US audiences would otherwise not be able to "get Carter".
- Among them is the latest show from unemployed Newcastle shipbuilder Mick Sergeant, who spends his time wrestling with the problem of turning his life around in a manner that's in keeping with the demands of his traditional geordie masculinity.
- The geordie optimism engendered by a 6-0 demolition of Aston Villa and victory at Everton is already seriously diluted as assorted off-field distractions undermine Hughton's achievement in moulding an attractive, winger-propelled, 4-4-1-1 ensemble.
- There are Nazis, sadistic geordie drill sergeants, beautiful women, dashing spies and a faithful dog, all brought vividly to life by Ker in a beautifully scripted piece of absurd adventure fiction so crammed with smart wordplay and comic non sequiturs "I picked up my kit, which was heavy, like an Ibsen play" that you barely have time to take them in.
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