Geordie

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Pronunciation

• enPR: jôrʹdē, IPA: /ˈdʒɔːɹdi/

Proper noun

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

Noun

Geordie

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.

Adjective

Geordie (not comparable)

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

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