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Alternative forms

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Noun

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pitmatic (uncountable)

  1. The language spoken by inhabitants of the mining villages in Northumberland or Durham.

Adjective

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pitmatic (comparative more pitmatic, superlative most pitmatic)

  1. (Northumbria) Of or relating to this language.
    Ye taalk ower pitmatic for a lad from Gatesheed.

References

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  • Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
  • A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, →ISBN
  •   pitmatic on Wikipedia.Wikipedia