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Geordie

American  
[jawr-dee] / ˈdʒɔr di /

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, or the surrounding region.

  2. the dialect spoken by Geordies.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England or the surrounding region, its inhabitants, or their dialect.

Geordie British  
/ ˈdʒɔːdɪ /

noun

  1. a person who comes from or lives in Tyneside

  2. the dialect spoken by these people

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to these people or their dialect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Geordie

First recorded in 1780–90; generic use of Geordie, diminutive or pet name of George

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Aspects of the TV drama structurally resemble some American crime shows in that its main constant has been Robson Green’s hardened Detective Inspector Geordie Keating.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2026

Ant and Dec's move to YouTube will be as beneficial to the video platform as it is to the Geordie TV duo, according to Hudson.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

The show was first performed in Whitley Bay and is based on Jonathan Tulloch's novel The Season Ticket, which was adapted into the cult Geordie film Purely Belter.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, the chief superintendent comes to Geordie with an offer that could also mean an end to his crime-solving partnership with the village vicar.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2025

Geordie had told them that, when he had gone to see them in London; but the sad story of poor Elsie Calderwood they had never heard.

From The Twa Miss Dawsons by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

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