Northern English dialect From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geordie is a word for a person from Newcastle upon Tyne, and the dialect used by people who live nearby. It is like the language spoken by Anglo-Saxon settlers. It may also mean a supporter of Newcastle United.
Common Geordie words include the nouns bairn ("child") and clarts ("mud"); the adjectives canny ("pleasant") and clag ("sticky"); and the imperative verb phrase howay ("hurry up!"; "come on!"). [1]
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