Geordie
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- (Northumbria) IPA(key): /ˈdʒoə̯di/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔːdi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdi/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)di
Proper noun
editGeordie
- A diminutive of the male given name George.
- A diminutive of the female given names Georgia, Georgiana, Georgette, or Georgina.
Noun
editGeordie (countable and uncountable, plural Geordies)
- (uncountable) Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
- (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.
References
edit- (coal miner): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Adjective
editGeordie (not comparable)
- Related to or characteristic of Geordies, Tyneside or Newcastle upon Tyne.
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