Geordie

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒɔːrdi/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jôr′dē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Geor•die  ( jôr′dē),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. a native of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
  2. the dialect spoken by Geordies.
  • generic use of Geordie, hypocoristic form of George

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Geordie / ˈdʒɔːdɪ/
  1. a person who comes from or lives in Tyneside
  2. the dialect spoken by these people
  1. of or relating to these people or their dialect
Etymology: 19th Century: a diminutive of George
'Geordie' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Tyneside

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