Weedjie

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English

Proper noun

Weedjie

  1. (Scotland, slang) Glasgow.

Noun

Weedjie (plural Weedjies)

  1. (Scotland, slang) A Glaswegian.
    • 1993, Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting:
      Ah've never met one Weedjie whae didnae think that they are the only genuinely suffering proletarians in Scotland, Western Europe, the World.

Usage notes

  • Commonly used by those residing outside Glasgow, rather than being used by Glaswegians for themselves.