Posted on 02/22/2017 9:27:55 PM PST by nickcarraway
Geordies are known to be some of the friendliest people on the planet but, get on our nerves, and we can quickly put you in your place.
It’s been confirmed Tyneside was the birth place of the word ‘charva’ and you can barely walk through Toon on a Friday night without hearing someone being described as a ‘workyticket’.
Here’s a look at some of the best Geordie put-downs.
Charva/Charv
Usage: “How man, have a deek at them charvas gannin’ radgie owa there”.
It’s basically the Geordie word for ‘chav’. The Oxford English Dictionary’s online service confirmed the term was born in the North East and was first used in 1997.
It refers to a stereotypical, arrogant yob who dresses in particular brands of sportswear clothes, especially baseball caps, tracksuit trousers and hoodies, and behaves like a lout.
Workyticket
Usage: “He’s a reet workyticket”
It’s a well-known Geordie put-down. The phrase is used to describe someone causing trouble, sometimes in a mischievous way, sometimes in an aggressive way.
It’s also used to describe a person who is pushing their luck or trying to pull a fast one.
Nebby
Usage: “Divvin’ be so nebby”.
The word simply means ‘nosy’. It’s often used when a person is being overly inquisitive into someone else’s business.
Over time, there appears to have been a change in the principal meaning of the word with a shift from ‘nose’ to ‘sticking your nose into someone else’s business’.”
Doylem
Usage: ‘“That gadgie’s a propa doylem, man”.
The term is used to brand someone an idiot of a fool.
It’s often used to describe a person who is generally challenged in the common sense department.
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Usage: “How man, had ya pash, divvin’ be a workyticket.”
The phrase is often used to tell an impatient person to take their time, (literally “hold your patience”).
Another Geordie phrase meaning the same thing is “had ya watta”.
Wazzock
Usage: “That gadgie’s a propa wazzock.”
Similar to doylem, the word describes an imbecile or fool.
Wazzock was a particularly prevalent — and particularly loutish — insult in the 1990s and became a useful tool to shoot people down in an argument.
Are yee daft?
Usage: “Are yee daft or what?”
Simply translated as are you stupid? A good put-down for someone who thinks they know it all.
Radgie
Usage: “Here man, deek oot the proper radgie owa there”.
See also ‘charva’ for this one as the meaning is very similar. It can also mean a temper tantrum, as in “That gadgie’s gannin’ proper radgie, like”.
huh?
have you ever heard Scouse (Liverpool)? need subtitles
That’s easy compared to Geordie.
If I recall correctly, the BBC aired a programme on the Geordies many years ago.
I miss her.
Translation. Jolly good show. (Newcastle) Brown ales for everyone on me.
Okay...the only one I understood was “Are yee daft?”.
And we thought Ebonics was bad!
I’m sorry for your loss.
Sounds vaguely like an Ocracoke brogue.
Correct. I lived in the UK then. The BBC used subtitles for the program. It was funny as hell.
On a drilling rig in the North Sea our electrician was a Geordie. He spoke to me and I replied, "I can only speak English and Spanish." He was quite offended as he thought I was making fun of him. He was a really good guy and once I got accustomed to his accent and colloquialism we could speak.
Being born a scouser, I totally agree it's easy...:^)
Oh, yeah. That was good.
Nope, don’t understand any of it.
But hey, I understand and can speak Schwiizerdüütch, so I get some credit.
I love this quiz. Very fun with a group of people. It pinpoints where you are from in the USA by the way you pronounce words, or certain words used.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0
Love all the different words for kinds of rainfall. Hell no, in SoCal we don’t have words for that (one of the options in the quiz)!
Jimmy Nail and Mark Knopfler - Big River.
A bit older, based on the MTV logo.
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