Geordie

== English == === Etymology === Diminutive of George +‎ -ie. === Pronunciation === (Northumbria) IPA(key): /ˈdʒoə̯di/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdʒɔːdi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɹdi/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)di === Proper noun === Geordie A diminutive of the male given name George. A diminutive of the female given names Georgia, Georgiana, Georgette, or Georgina. === Noun === Geordie (countable and uncountable, plural Geordies) (uncountable) Regional form of English spoken by Geordies, people from Tyneside. (Northern England and Scotland, obsolete) A guinea. Someone from Tyneside. (mining, historical) A Geordie lamp. (mining, obsolete) A pitman who works in a coal mine. (mining, obsolete) A collier boat. ==== References ==== (coal miner): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary === Adjective === Geordie (not comparable) Related to or characteristic of Geordies, Tyneside or Newcastle upon Tyne.