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| A |
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| Aad, see also Ard |
Old; |
| Aak-wud |
Awkward; |
| Arl |
All; |
| Aa'll |
I'll; |
| Aarful |
Awful; |
| A-boot |
About; |
| Afore |
Before; |
| A-gyen |
Again; |
| A-hint-tha |
Behind you; (also see B) |
| Ah |
I; |
| Ah- dinneh- knar |
I don't know; |
| Amang |
Among; |
| Anarl |
And all /also /as well; |
| Ant-thuh? |
Aren’t they? |
| Ant-wa |
Aren't we; |
| Argie |
Argue; |
| Ard |
Old; |
| Me Ard chep or Me Ard man |
My father; |
| Me Ard wife |
My mother; |
| Arl reet? |
Alright / how are you? |
| Arn |
Own; |
| Ars and Ar-was |
I am & I was; |
| Ars ow-wer tha knot/Moon |
I'm over the Moon, Delighted; |
| A-tad |
A little / Similar; |
| Aye |
Yes; |
| Aye-Wadda |
Yes I would; |
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| Bairn |
Child; |
| Bait |
Packed lunch; |
| Blaa |
Blow, also used for having a break from work; |
| Beck see also Burn |
Small Stream; |
| Bide |
Stay; |
| Bit crack |
Talking to a friend; |
| Bleb |
Blood blister; |
| Bleezer |
A removable metal cover for a domestic coal fire, to draw air to the fire to accelerate the flames; |
| Blokie also see Gadgie |
Man; |
| Bog; see also Netty |
Toilet; |
| Bogey also Boggie |
Home-made Go-kart; |
| Bonny |
Beautiful / handsome, also used for Bonfire; |
| Booler |
A Hoop with a Stick also an old tyre (Childs play thing); |
| Borned-up |
Burnt away, also Sweating fever; |
| Borst |
Burst; |
| Bowld |
Bold; |
| Brayed see also Gud-hiding |
Beaten up; smacked; assaulted; |
| Brazen |
Cheeky |
| Breed |
Bread; |
| Browt |
Brought; |
| Bullets; see also Kets; |
Confectionery; Sweets; |
| Burn see also Beck |
Small Stream; |
| Butta-lowie |
Butterfly; |
| B-hint-tha |
Behind you; (also see A) |
| B-yeth |
Both; |
| B-yuk |
Book; |
| B-yut |
Boot; |
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| Cack |
Excrement / Not very nice; |
| Cack handed |
Left handed, or clumsy; |
| Canny |
Nice, or in a expression could mean "carefully" (see Gan); |
| Cannit |
Can’t, unable to do something; |
| Card |
Cold; |
| Carl |
Call; |
| Catched |
Caught; |
| Chabble also Chebble |
Table; |
| Chatty’s; see also Tatties |
Potatoes; |
| Chod |
Turd; |
| Choss |
Really Good; |
| Chow |
To chew, also miners' chewing tobacco; |
| Chowken |
Choking; |
| Chun, see also Hoy & Toss |
Throw; |
| Chunter |
Incessant Talking or an old rubber tyre used for booling by a child; |
| Chut; sometimes Chutty; |
Chewing gum; |
| Clag |
To stick, or can be used as threat of a smack; |
| Claggy |
Sticky; |
| Clagger; see also Gob; |
Mouth; |
| Clammin |
Hungry or thirsty; |
Clartin-on; |
Wasting time, tinkering with something, having a laugh with friends |
| Clarts |
Mud; |
| Clarty |
Muddy; |
| Clays; sometimes Claithes; or Duds |
Clothes; |
| Clemmy |
Large stone or a marble, see also Muggle, child's play thing; |
| Clip |
Dressed untidily; smack on the ear; |
| Clivvor |
Clever; (sometimes used for state of health.) |
| Clogged |
Blocked; |
| Clout |
Hit with the palm of a hand. & A cloth for steam puddings; |
| Cockly |
Nauseous feeling, Squeamish; |
| Coin |
Turn a corner; |
| Coos |
Cows |
| Cotty |
Knotted or tangled hair; |
| Court'n |
Courting / dating; |
| Cowp |
Swap; |
| Craaled |
Crawled; |
| Crackit |
Stool; |
| Cree |
Garden shed or Pigeon loft; |
| Cud |
Could; |
| Cuddn't-b-fyassed te carry'd Yairm, |
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Could not be (Faced) bothered to carry it home; |
| Cuddy; see also Gallower |
Pit Pony; |
| Cyak |
Cake; |
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| Dadded |
Hitting; |
| Da, Dar, Dad |
Father; |
| De |
Do; |
| Deed |
Dead; |
| Dee-in |
Doing; |
| Dee-in Somat |
Doing something; |
| Deek |
look at something; |
| De-ya knar wat |
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Do you know what; |
| Dinneh, Dinnet & Dint; |
Don’t; |
| Dickies |
Head Lice; |
| Divvie |
Stupid; |
| Doon |
Down; |
| Dorty |
Dirty; |
| Dow-ter |
Daughter; |
| Draa |
Draw; |
| Drawked |
Soaking wet; |
| Duds; see also Clays; sometimes Claithes; |
Clothes; |
| Dunch |
Bumping into something; |
| Dunches |
Coal truck buffers; |
| Du-jn-for |
Broken /Dead; |
| Dur-sunt |
Dare not / afraid to; |
| Divvint |
Don’t; (used in the Washington area Tyne & Wear); |
| Dut |
Cap / Hat; |
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| Early lowse |
Finish work early; |
| Efta-wuds |
Afterwards; |
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| Famis |
Famous; |
| Feor |
Fear; |
| Femmer |
Very delicate; |
| Fettle |
State of Health; |
| Fettled |
Fixed or sorted out something; |
| Flannen |
Face cloth; |
| Flee |
To fly; rush off; evade capture; |
| Foaks |
Folk; |
| Fower |
Four; |
| Frock |
Dress; |
| Fund |
Found; |
| Fyass; see also Pyatt |
Face; |
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| Gadgie also see Blokie |
Man; |
| Gallouses |
Braces for men's trousers; |
| Gallower; see also Cuddy; |
Pit Pony; |
| Gam |
Game; |
| Gan |
Go; |
| Gan canny owwer |
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Go carefully over; |
| Gannin |
Going; |
| Gan-on |
Get going / you don’t say; |
| Gansey |
Knitted woollen sweater; |
| Gan-Yairm |
Go home; |
| Ganzi |
Have a go/A turn; |
| Gat |
Catapult; |
| Gaumless |
Stupid; |
| Gear; see also Clays; |
Clothes; |
| Gis |
Give; |
| Gis-a-gan |
Give me a go; |
| Gis-a-geek |
Give me a look; |
| Git |
Great; |
| Git-biggin |
Of great size; |
| Giv-owwer |
Give over / stop; |
| Giv-tha |
Give you; |
| Glass Alley |
Marbles, child’s play thing; see also Muggels; |
| Gob, also see Hadd-yor-gob |
Mouth; |
| Goggly eyes |
Bulging eyes; |
| Gowk |
Apple core; |
| Gor-owt |
Got anything; |
| Gran-mar also Ganny |
Grandmother; |
| Greet |
Great; |
| Grewed |
Grown bigger; |
| Gripe |
Garden or hay fork; |
| Gud-hiding see also Brayed |
Beaten up / smacked / assaulted; |
| Gully |
Bread knife; |
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| Hacky see also Mucky |
Dirty / unclean; |
| Haddaway |
Go away / Set off / disbelief; |
| Hadd-thee-hand |
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Wait or Slow down; |
| Hadd-yor-gob |
Shut your mouth / stop talking; |
| Hadd-ya-whisht |
Be Quiet; |
| Heed |
Head; |
| Hell on |
Trouble; |
| Heivy |
Heavy; |
| Hez |
His; |
| Heuk |
Hook; |
| Hev |
Have; |
| Hew (hyoo) |
To cut something by repeated blows; |
| Hewer |
Persons that cut the coal in a mine; |
| Hinny; see also Pet; |
Terms of endearment; |
| Hint-end |
The back end; |
| Hirrim |
Hit him; |
| Hirriz |
Hit me; |
| Hiv-vin |
Heaven; |
| Hockle |
Spit; |
| Hogger |
Hose pipe; |
| Hoggers |
Pit shorts; |
| Hoo |
How; |
| Hoss |
Horse; |
| Hotpot see also Panackelty; see also Tattie Pot |
Baked Corned Beef, Onion and sliced Potatoes; |
| How-ker |
Pit pick / Tool; |
| How-la |
Hey you; |
| Howl'd |
Stop; |
| How-weh |
Come on; |
| Hoy, see also Toss & Chun |
Throw; |
| Hoy tha' hamma owwer ere |
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Throw that hammer over here; |
| Hoyed |
Threw; |
| Hunkers |
Squatting / Sitting on haunches; |
| Hyem, see also Yairm; |
Home; |
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| iz (is) |
Me, (Example: - Gor-iz = Got me); |
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| J |
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| Jarped |
Sharp Jab, banged; |
| Jesting |
Joking; |
| Jook |
Duck your Head; |
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| K |
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| Kegs |
Pants; |
| Keep Howl’d or Keep Hadd |
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Keep hold, Take Care or Goodbye; |
| Kets; see also Bullets; |
Confectionery; Sweets; |
| Knar |
Know; |
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| Lang |
Long; |
| Lapped roond |
Wrapped around; |
| Lar |
Low; |
| Lairn |
Learn; |
| Lass |
Girl; |
| Lavie |
Toilet; |
| Leeved |
Lived; |
| Like a man off |
Useless; |
| Lowped-owwer |
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Jumped over; |
| Lugs |
Ears; |
| Luk-b-hint-tha |
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Look behind you; |
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| Mar |
Mother; |
| Marra |
Mate / friend / workmate. (old saying - Vegetable or Pitman’s mate)
also used to ask what's wrong; (Example: - What’s tha marra) |
| Mair |
More; |
| Makkin-gam |
Making Fun / Pulling my leg; |
| Me-dar |
My father; |
| Me-mar |
My Mother; |
| Mel |
Long shafted heavy hammer; |
| Minging |
Disgusting; |
| Mortal |
Drunk; |
| Mucker |
Friend; |
| Mucky see also Hacky |
Very Dirty; |
| Muggles |
Marbles, child's play thing; |
| Myek or mak |
Make; |
| Myest |
Most; |
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| Nash |
Run; |
| Nee- mair |
No more; |
| Nee-way |
No way / disbelief; |
| Neets |
Nights; |
| Nebby |
Inquisitive; |
| Netty, see also Bog; |
Toilet; |
| Nits |
Head lice eggs; |
| Nivver or Nivor |
Never; |
| Noo |
Now; |
| Nore |
No; |
| Norkers |
Turnips; |
| Not ower clivvor |
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Not very well; |
| Nowt |
Nothing; |
| Nowt tha marra |
Nothing wrong / can be used to describe an Argument; |
| Nowther |
Neither; |
| Nyem |
Name; |
| Nyen |
None; |
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| Oot |
Out; |
| Ov |
Of; |
| Owt |
Anything, can be used for "Out"; |
| Owt else |
Anything else; |
| Ow-wald |
Old; |
| Ow-wer |
Over; |
| Owa-Lass |
My Wife / Partner; |
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| Panackelty, see also Tattie Pot / Hotpot |
Baked Corned Beef, Onion and sliced Potatoes; |
| Pet; see also Hinny; |
Terms of endearment; |
| Pittle-le-bed |
Dandelion; |
| Pittle pot |
Chamber pot; |
| Pit-yakka |
An abusive term for someone who works as a miner; |
| Playing the nick |
Truant from School; |
| Plodge |
Walk or Paddle in water; |
| Ploat |
Plucking feathers; |
| Poliss |
Policeman; |
| Pund |
Pound; |
| Pyapper |
Paper; |
| Pyatt, see also Fyass; |
Face; |
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| Radgie |
Aggressive person; |
| Rattly-bags |
Thunder & Lightening; |
| Reet nebby bugga |
A Nosey Person; |
| Rive |
To tear or rip / hard scratching; |
| Roond |
Round; |
| Rove |
Torn; |
| Rowst |
Getting someone back to work after a break; |
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| Sarnies |
Sandwiches; |
| Scaddin |
Scalding / very hot; |
| Scarpa |
Get away quick; |
| Scrush |
Crush; |
| Shav |
Save; |
| Sel |
Self; |
| Sels |
Selves; |
| Seun |
Soon; |
| Shart |
Shirt; |
| Should-da |
Should have; |
| Shows |
A Fair ground; |
| Shuggy-boat |
Fairground Boat shaped Swing; |
| Shul |
Shovel; |
| Sid-dwune |
Sit down / take a seat; |
| Skit |
Making fun of someone; |
| Skoo-will, Skew-ill or Skuel |
School; |
| Smit |
Infectious; |
| Snar |
Snow; |
| Sneck |
Nose / Thumb lifting lever for a lock bar on a gate; (a latch) |
| Snout |
Tobacco; |
| Somat |
Something; |
| Sor |
Sir; |
| Spelk |
Splinter in the skin; |
| Spuggy |
Sparrow; |
| Starved |
Hungry; |
| Stinkers |
Starlings; |
| Stotty cyak |
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Round flat loaf of bread; |
| Stowed off |
Over loaded, Too much; |
| Strang |
Strong; |
| Sunda |
Sunday; |
| Sup |
Drink; |
| Swally |
To swallow; |
| Swills |
Back yard or path; |
| Sham |
Same; |
| Syek |
Sake; |
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| Tabs |
Cigarettes; |
| Tak |
Take; |
| Take a blaa |
Have a break; |
| Tarr |
Thanks; |
| Tattie Pot; see also Panackelty |
Baked Corned Beef, Onion and sliced Potatoes; |
| Tatties; see also Chatty’s & Spuds |
Potatoes; |
| Te |
To; |
| Teem-it |
Tipping a load / pouring with rain; |
| Tekk-es |
Take me, example “Tekk-es back Yairm”; |
| Tell'd or Telt |
Told; |
| Tha |
The; |
| Thee |
Your; |
| Thews |
You are; |
| Thoo, also tha |
You; |
| Thowt |
Thought; |
| Tooting |
Spying; |
| Thor |
There; |
| Thor-wuz nowt tha marra |
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There was nothing wrong / sometimes used to describe an argument; |
| Thor's a Rabbit a-way |
Something is not right about that; |
| Torn |
Turn; |
| Toss, see also Hoy & Chun |
Throw; |
| Trod |
Well-trodden earth Foot path. example: a short cut through a field; |
| Tussy or Tuttie pegs |
Teeth; |
| Twe |
Two; |
| Twitchybell |
Earwig; |
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| Um-teen |
A lot of; |
| Us |
Me; |
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| Varry |
Very; |
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| Waddent |
Wouldn't; |
| Wark |
Walk; |
| Watter |
Water; |
| Wes |
Was; |
| Wesh |
Wash; |
| Wat fettle the day, marra |
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How are you today; (possible response see: - Not ower clivvor) |
| Whee’s |
Who is; |
| Whisht |
Be quiet; |
| Why aye, (Y. I.) |
Oh Yes or Of Course!; (Geordie saying = Why aye man) |
| Wi thoo |
With you; |
| Winnet |
Will not / won’t; |
| Wicken or wicks |
A lot of; |
| Woonds |
Wounds; |
| Wor Lass |
Geordie saying = My Wife / Partner; |
| Wrang |
Wrong, can be used instead of ring; |
| Workie-ticket |
Troublemaker; |
| Wud |
Would; |
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| Yairm; see also Hyem; |
Home; |
| Yae |
You; |
| Yappin |
High pitched talking; |
| Ye Knaa |
You Know; |
| Yebbel |
Able; |
| Yer-sel |
Yourself; |
| Yew-er |
You are; |
| Yis |
You all / everybody; |
| Yor |
Your; |
| Yummer (Good or Bad) |
In a Mood; (state of mind); |
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