Geordie

This article is about the people and dialect of Tyneside. For other uses, see Geordie (disambiguation).

Television presenters Ant and Dec are Geordies from Newcastle upon Tyne.
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An example of a male from Newcastle (Ant McPartlin).
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An example of a male from Newcastle (Declan Donnelly).
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Geordie (/ˈdʒɔːrdi/ JOR-dee) is an English dialect spoken in the Tyneside area of North East England,[1][2][3][4][5] especially connected with Newcastle upon Tyne,[4][5][6] and sometimes known in linguistics as Tyneside English or Newcastle English. The Geordie dialect and identity are primarily associated with a working-class background.[7] A 2008 newspaper survey found the Geordie accent to be perceived as the "most attractive in England" among the British public.[8]

Geordie is also a nickname for a resident of this same region,[9] though there are different definitions of what constitutes a Geordie, and not everyone from the North East identifies as such.[10][11] Furthermore, a Geordie can mean a supporter of the football club Newcastle United.[12] Geordie Schooner glass was traditionally used to serve Newcastle Brown Ale.[13]

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  5. ^ a b "Geordie Guide: Defining Geordie". Newcastle University. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Geordie: A regional dialect of English". The British Library. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  7. ^ Nickel, Sebastian (2017). "The Geordie Dialect. On Language Identity and the Social Perception of Tyneside English". GRIN (Term paper).[unreliable source?][self-published source?]
  8. ^ "Scots accent is UK's second favourite - UK - Scotsman.com". The Scotsman. 24 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  9. ^ "AskOxford.com – a person from Tyneside". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  10. ^ Rowley, Tom (21 April 2012). "Are you Geordie, a Mackem or a Smoggie?". nechronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. ^ Welford, Joanne (12 March 2018). "The day Ken Dodd learned not to call Teessiders 'Geordies'". gazettelive. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Andy Gray & Richard Keys: EPL predictions". Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  13. ^ Ewalt, David M. "Meet The Geordie Schooner". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 September 2010.