Geordie

English

Etymology

Diminutive of George +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

• (North East England) 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) Dialect/colloquial form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
2. (Northern England and Scotland, obsolete) A guinea.
3. Someone from Tyneside.
4. (mining, dated) A kind of safety lamp invented by George Stephenson.
5. A pitman who works in a coal mine.
6. 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.