Why geordie

The increasing importance of the mining industry was accompanied by a growing interest in the pitmatic vernacular , mentioned above, and other aspects of local language and culture.

The importance of the industry and the positive associations of this word in turn help to explain why a term that applied generally to miners throughout the north-east became associated in particular with Tyneside , as the focal point of that industry in the region, and then to the people of Tyneside as a whole.

A large army of Scots and Northumbrians wished for James Stuart to take the crown and called themselves the Jacobites. Under the leadership of General Tom Forster of Bamburgh they recruited from across the region with the aim of overthrowing the new German king. Technically a Geordie can only be a native of those parts of Northumberland and Durham known as Tyneside. Up a height : In a rage, becoming emotional, angry etc. Urchin : Hedgehog. Us : Me.

Varnigh : Very nearly. Varry : Very. Vennel : A narrow alley in Durham. Waak : Walk. Wag : Playing the wag is playing truant. Walla : Very large. Wark : Work. Watter : Water. Wazzock : Idiot Wes : Was.

It is quite short and used when talking with anyone, regardless of gender. If combined with the right words, however, it can pack a huge punch. The first word of this phrase has a few different meanings depending on what it is combined with.

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