Standard Lemma guide

Geordie

adj · name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Northumbria: /ˈdʒoə̯di/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɔːdi/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)di
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY1 ER0 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A diminutive of the male given name George.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

name

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, regional, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Northern-England, Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

Someone from Tyneside.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A Geordie lamp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, historical, uncountable

Topics: business, mining

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A pitman who works in a coal mine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Topics: business, mining

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noun

Meaning 9

A collier boat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Topics: business, mining

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10

noun

Meaning 10

the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: English, English language

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noun

Meaning 11

a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: English person

History

Etymology

Diminutive of George + -ie.

Real reading context

Geordie in complete knowledge articles