These Geordies are strange folk aren’t they? Since arriving at Newcastle, you may have heard some strange words, phrases or sayings that you’ve never heard before. Those who are (proudly, naturally) anything North of Manchester seem to at times have their own language that defies any sensible conventions, and can to the untrained ear, sound exactly like Gobbledegook. But if you want to avoid the polite-laugh-and-nod situation when you’re not quite sure what you’ve agreed to, here’s a list of Geordie sayings I’ve picked up from my flatmates- from quite ordinary, to very exotic- the meanings might bewilder you…
Especially if you’re a -* quote * - ‘dirty southerner’.
LESSON NUMBER ONE:
1) Chuddy
Meaning: Chewing gum.
Usage: “you need some chuddy cos your breath smells, like.”
2) Anorl
Meaning: As well.
Usage: ‘Can’t believe that lecture wasn’t on, turned up for it anorl’
3) Mint
Meaning: really good.
Usage: “3 trebles for £6, that’s mint!”
4) Pied
Meaning: To leave for someone else.
Usage: “I pied her cos shes a ugo”
5) Cushty
Meaning: really good.
Usage: “It’s okay Wendy if you missed that deadline,
just sit dahn and ave a cuppa, aaahhhhh cushty”
LESSON NUMBER TWO:
6) Ellish
Meaning: To describe something as really good.
Usage: “Denise it was due in tomorrow! Ellish!”
7) Lush
Meaning: aesthetically pleasing.
Usage: “Treated myself to a lush milkshake after the assignment”
8) Buer
Meaning: good looking.
Usage: “Apparently her lecturer is a buer”
9) Gam yam
Meaning: leaving to go home
Usage: “I’m gam yam cos I’m tired”
10) Mortal
Meaning: very drunk.
Usage: “I was maaaahrtall last night, like!”
LESSON NUMBER THREE:
11) Offit
Meaning: crazy.
Usage: “she’s offit if she thinks I’m doing a 1200 essay by Monday”
12) Shan
Meaning: not very nice.
Usage: “I hate you, you are ugly.” “Stop being shan.”
13) Gippin
Meaning: something awful
Usage: “Mate, didn’t save my 1000 words.” “Ah, that’s gippin.”
14) Blaked
Meaning: to be drunk
Usage: “I was blaked last night in the library- was offit after 1000 words”
15) Yt
Meaning: to be sick.
Usage “That was one hell of a yt in the library”
LESSON NUMBER FOUR:
16) Game
Meaning: to be up to something.
Usage: “I am so game for going out tomorrah”
17) Bairn
Meaning: kid.
Usage: “Ahhh used to mind you when yous was a wee bairn and your mam went to work”
18) Toon
Meaning: the city centre.
Usage: “Just poppin into toon for a tea break aye”
19) Yous
Meaning: you (plural)
Usage: “I’ll go get the metro with yous!”
20) Why aye
Meaning: Enthusiastic way of saying yes.
Usage: Why aye man!”
