Geordie
Tyneside dialect speaker
Geordie refers to a person from Tyneside in northeast England, particularly Newcastle upon Tyne, or to the distinctive dialect spoken there.
The dialect features notable pronunciation differences from standard British English and vocabulary unique to the region.
My Geordie grandfather says "howay" instead of "come on".
As an adjective: a Geordie accent.
Scottish word for youngster
Garrulous black-and-white birds
- GatesheadTyneside town, south bank
- NorthumbriaEarly medieval English kingdom
- MonumentCommemorative structure or landmark
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- communityCollective of connected people
- belongingState of fitting in
solidarity · loyalty · roots · tradition · regional · Northeastern · working-class · kinship
Combustible sedimentary rock
- pitmanUnderground mine worker
- collieryCoal extraction site
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
seam · hewers · putters · cage · lamp · black lung · pit pony · industrial
Word form alteration
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- brogueAccent or sturdy shoe
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
glottal · sing-song · distinctive · recognizable · thick · broad · phonetics · cadence
bairn
Scottish word for youngster
lad · aye · hacky · tab · dunch · nappa · skeets · pet · nowt · bonny
Magpies
Garrulous black-and-white birds
- GatesheadTyneside town, south bank
- NorthumbriaEarly medieval English kingdom
- MonumentCommemorative structure or landmark
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- cultureCollective social practices
- communityCollective of connected people
belonging · solidarity · loyalty · roots · tradition · regional · Northeastern · working-class · kinship · resilience
coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
- pitmanUnderground mine worker
- collieryCoal extraction site
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
shaft · seam · hewers · putters · cage · lamp · black lung · pit pony · industrial · working-class
inflection
Word form alteration
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- brogueAccent or sturdy shoe
vernacular · glottal · sing-song · distinctive · recognizable · thick · broad · phonetics · cadence · speech patterns
- accentsBritish accent, Australian accent, New England accent, New York accent, Boston accent
- British AccentsBrummie, Queen's English, RP, Glaswegian, Mancunian
- British RegionalBrummie, Mancunian, Glaswegian, Yorkshire, Cornish
- British SpeechEnglish, Welsh, Scots, Cornish, Scottish Gaelic
- BritonsBrit, British, Englishman, Scotsman, Welshman
- City DwellersLondoner, Parisian, New Yorker, Berliner, Roman