Geordie

English

Etymology

Diminutive of George + -ie.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: jôrʹdē, IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔːɹdi/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)di

Proper noun

Geordie

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

Noun

Geordie (countable and uncountable, plural Geordies)

  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.
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  5. A pitman who works in a coal mine.
  6. A collier boat.

Adjective

Geordie (not comparable)

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