Geordie

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Diminutive of George +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Geordie

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

Geordie (not comparable)

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