Geordie

Pronunciation

• enPR: jôrʹdÄ“, IPA: /ˈdʒɔːɹdi/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)di

Origin

Diminutive of George.

Full definition of Geordie

Proper noun

1. Dialect/colloquial form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside.
2. A diminutive of the male given name George.
3. A diminutive of the female given names Georgia, Georgiana, Georgette and Georgina.

Noun

1. (Northern England and Scotland, obsolete) A guinea.
2. Someone from Tyneside.
3. (mining, dated) A kind of safety lamp invented by George Stephenson.

Adjective

1. Related to or characteristic of Geordies or Newcastle upon Tyne.