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单词 Geordie
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Definition of Geordie in English:

Geordie

noun ˈdʒɔːdiˈdʒɔrdi
British informal
  • 1A person from Tyneside.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I think people are attracted to the humour and nostalgia of the Scots and Geordies that Alex portrays.
    • Mind you, I've never heard a Geordie, or for that matter anyone, sing that fast on the real belters such as ‘Get Your Groove’.
    • As some of you will know, I am both a Geordie and a passionate Newcastle fan, so don't expect too much impartiality here!
    • We've had messages of congratulations for you from far and wide - Man United fans, Arsenal fans - even a couple of Geordies!
    • It could come in handy on those regular occasions when we get offered fish at the door by jolly Geordies.
    • He said: ‘The team appreciates the efforts supporters make and we hope that our supporters will be out in force and out-sing the Geordies.’
    • Apologies to all Geordies, but I found the city depressing and the night life awash with lager louts.
    • The city of Newcastle's favourite warship has visited the Tyne for the second time in 18 months - and Geordies had plenty of news to catch up with.
    • It was a great day to be a Geordie on the sporting front yesterday.
    • ‘If you think like a winner, you will be a winner, and if you think like a loser, you will be a loser and Geordies are winners,’ he said.
    • The people who live there call themselves Geordies.
    • The phone immediately went dead and I got ushered out of the door by two burly Geordies.
    • Hordes of Scots and Geordies will be descending on the city for Royal Ascot at York as southerners stay at home, advance ticket sales have revealed.
    • Last night was a microcosm of the contrasting fortunes for the two Geordies.
    • People know they are Geordies, know they are Scousers, know they are Mancunians.
    • Two Geordies had six rods out, deadbaiting, and had caught a small pike in the morning, but that was about it.
    • I have to admit that I'm one of the few Geordies in the world who doesn't follow football at all.
    • They are a difficult team to like if you're not a Geordie!
    • After all, their little spat in front of 50,000 bemused Geordies lasted almost as long as some of boxing's modern day heavyweight world title bouts!
    • Speaking at the same press conference, he said: ‘Quite simply, Bobby's a Geordie and like all true Geordies he is no quitter.’
    1. 1.1mass noun The English dialect or accent typical of people from Tyneside.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Geordie is non-rhotic and the only urban accent of England in which initial h is not dropped.
      • Ask any Geordie and he would have no doubt of the merit of this lead story.
      • While sending his four children to public school he has apparently given them all lessons in how to speak Geordie.
adjective ˈdʒɔːdiˈdʒɔrdi
British informal
  • Relating to Tyneside, its people, or their accent or dialect.

    Geordie humour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This a nineteenth-century music hall refrain, written in a Geordie accent and still belted out in the North East of England today.
    • Born to shout, he is Sid without the classical education, the Geordie patois and the surreal wit, but with a moustache.
    • As the son of a Geordie miner without the means to pursue his art interest through the postgrad system, he decided instead to carry it on in music.
    • This communication problem stems from the vestige of a Geordie accent that even seasoned English theatre professionals attempt to master at their peril.
    • I, over the years, have been a Scottish Librarian, a Geordie restaurateur and Southampton Football Club's Youth Team Coach.
    • The Russian man then walked in from the taxi rank and said ‘so nice to meet you again’ in a Geordie accent.
    • However, I was moved down to Newcastle as a baby, therefore I have a Geordie accent.
    • James was about to say something when the coach driver started to talk to them in French, with a Geordie accent, which was the oddest thing any of them had every heard.
    • The song - a Geordie lament - has legato and plucked cello tones merging with cor anglais, ending in a foreign key.
    • At just 25, this Geordie comedian has established himself as one of the hottest performers on the international comedy circuit.
    • How come a gig in Southend meant a Geordie comic could be at home that day?
    • He spoke with a Geordie accent and was last seen wearing dark trousers, a dark colour leather jacket and cowboy boots.
    • I grew up with no problem understanding a Manchester accent or a Geordie accent.
    • I love to hear a Geordie accent or a West Country Burr - even if sometimes it's difficult to make out what's being said.
    • They utilised different acting styles as appropriate, from the naturalism of a Geordie volunteer to the highly stylised sneering manner of the GPU agent.
    • Yes, that's a real place in Newcastle not a Geordie term for French kissing.

Origin

Mid 19th century: diminutive of the given name George.

Rhymes

bawdy, gaudy, Lordy
 
 

Definition of Geordie in US English:

Geordie

nounˈjôrdēˈdʒɔrdi
British informal
  • 1A person from Tyneside, an area in northeastern England.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was a great day to be a Geordie on the sporting front yesterday.
    • People know they are Geordies, know they are Scousers, know they are Mancunians.
    • He said: ‘The team appreciates the efforts supporters make and we hope that our supporters will be out in force and out-sing the Geordies.’
    • As some of you will know, I am both a Geordie and a passionate Newcastle fan, so don't expect too much impartiality here!
    • I think people are attracted to the humour and nostalgia of the Scots and Geordies that Alex portrays.
    • Mind you, I've never heard a Geordie, or for that matter anyone, sing that fast on the real belters such as ‘Get Your Groove’.
    • Speaking at the same press conference, he said: ‘Quite simply, Bobby's a Geordie and like all true Geordies he is no quitter.’
    • The phone immediately went dead and I got ushered out of the door by two burly Geordies.
    • After all, their little spat in front of 50,000 bemused Geordies lasted almost as long as some of boxing's modern day heavyweight world title bouts!
    • I have to admit that I'm one of the few Geordies in the world who doesn't follow football at all.
    • Apologies to all Geordies, but I found the city depressing and the night life awash with lager louts.
    • Two Geordies had six rods out, deadbaiting, and had caught a small pike in the morning, but that was about it.
    • They are a difficult team to like if you're not a Geordie!
    • We've had messages of congratulations for you from far and wide - Man United fans, Arsenal fans - even a couple of Geordies!
    • Last night was a microcosm of the contrasting fortunes for the two Geordies.
    • ‘If you think like a winner, you will be a winner, and if you think like a loser, you will be a loser and Geordies are winners,’ he said.
    • The city of Newcastle's favourite warship has visited the Tyne for the second time in 18 months - and Geordies had plenty of news to catch up with.
    • The people who live there call themselves Geordies.
    • It could come in handy on those regular occasions when we get offered fish at the door by jolly Geordies.
    • Hordes of Scots and Geordies will be descending on the city for Royal Ascot at York as southerners stay at home, advance ticket sales have revealed.
    1. 1.1 The English dialect or accent typical of people from Tyneside.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ask any Geordie and he would have no doubt of the merit of this lead story.
      • While sending his four children to public school he has apparently given them all lessons in how to speak Geordie.
      • Geordie is non-rhotic and the only urban accent of England in which initial h is not dropped.
adjectiveˈjôrdēˈdʒɔrdi
British informal
  • Relating to Tyneside, its people, or their accent or dialect.

    Geordie humor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They utilised different acting styles as appropriate, from the naturalism of a Geordie volunteer to the highly stylised sneering manner of the GPU agent.
    • As the son of a Geordie miner without the means to pursue his art interest through the postgrad system, he decided instead to carry it on in music.
    • I, over the years, have been a Scottish Librarian, a Geordie restaurateur and Southampton Football Club's Youth Team Coach.
    • James was about to say something when the coach driver started to talk to them in French, with a Geordie accent, which was the oddest thing any of them had every heard.
    • I grew up with no problem understanding a Manchester accent or a Geordie accent.
    • This a nineteenth-century music hall refrain, written in a Geordie accent and still belted out in the North East of England today.
    • This communication problem stems from the vestige of a Geordie accent that even seasoned English theatre professionals attempt to master at their peril.
    • He spoke with a Geordie accent and was last seen wearing dark trousers, a dark colour leather jacket and cowboy boots.
    • How come a gig in Southend meant a Geordie comic could be at home that day?
    • Yes, that's a real place in Newcastle not a Geordie term for French kissing.
    • I love to hear a Geordie accent or a West Country Burr - even if sometimes it's difficult to make out what's being said.
    • Born to shout, he is Sid without the classical education, the Geordie patois and the surreal wit, but with a moustache.
    • However, I was moved down to Newcastle as a baby, therefore I have a Geordie accent.
    • At just 25, this Geordie comedian has established himself as one of the hottest performers on the international comedy circuit.
    • The Russian man then walked in from the taxi rank and said ‘so nice to meet you again’ in a Geordie accent.
    • The song - a Geordie lament - has legato and plucked cello tones merging with cor anglais, ending in a foreign key.

Origin

Mid 19th century: diminutive of the given name George.

 
 
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