Geordie Definition

jôrdē
noun
A native or inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, or its environs.
American Heritage
A person born or living in or near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Webster's New World
The variety of Brit. English spoken there.
Webster's New World
A formerly used British gold coin worth one pound and five pence; a guinea.
American Heritage

Someone from Tyneside.

Wiktionary
pronoun

Dialect/colloquial form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.

Wiktionary

A diminutive of the male given name George.

Wiktionary

A diminutive of the female given names Georgia, Georgiana, Georgette and Georgina.

Wiktionary
adjective
Related to or characteristic of Geordies or Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Other Word Forms of Geordie

Noun

Singular:
Geordie
Plural:
geordies

Origin of Geordie

  • Scots diminutive of George after Saint George whose image was once stamped on it

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Scots diminutive of George

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Diminutive of George.

    From Wiktionary

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