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Geordie

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Geordie

  • /ˈdʒɔːdi/ UK
  • /ˈdʒoə̯di/ Northumbria
  • /ˈd͡ʒoɹdi/ Canada, US
  • /ˈdʒoːdi/ Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)di

Where it comes from

Diminutive of George + -ie.

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 Geordies

  1. regional, uncountable Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
  2. Northern England, Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable A guinea.
  3. countable, uncountable Someone from Tyneside.
  4. countable, historical, uncountable A Geordie lamp.
  5. countable, obsolete, uncountable A pitman who works in a coal mine.
  6. countable, obsolete, uncountable A collier boat.

adjective

  1. not comparable Related to or characteristic of Geordies, Tyneside or Newcastle upon Tyne.

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"Geordie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/geordie. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Geordie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/geordie

Chicago

"Geordie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/geordie.

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@misc{geordie_2026,
  title = {Geordie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/geordie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}