Geordie

English

Etymology

Diminutive of George +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoə̯di/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɔːdi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdi/

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)di

Proper noun

Geordie

1. A diminutive of the male given name George.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Georgia, Georgiana, Georgette, or Georgina.

Noun

Geordie (countable and uncountable, plural Geordies)

1. (uncountable) Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
2. (Northern England and Scotland, obsolete) A guinea.
3. Someone from Tyneside.
4. (mining, historical) A Geordie lamp.
5. (mining, obsolete) A pitman who works in a coal mine.
6. (mining, obsolete) A collier boat.

References

• (coal miner): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary

Adjective

Geordie (not comparable)

1. Related to or characteristic of Geordies, Tyneside or Newcastle upon Tyne.