Geordie

(jôr)

noun

  1. Brit. a person born or living in or near Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  2. the variety of Brit. English spoken there

See Geordie in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Chiefly British
  1. A native or inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne, England, or its environs.
  2. The dialect of English spoken by Geordies.

Origin:

Origin: Scots

Origin: , diminutive of George

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noun
Scots
A formerly used British gold coin worth one pound and five pence; a guinea.

Origin:

Origin: Scots

Origin: , diminutive of George

Origin: , after Saint George, whose image was once stamped on it

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