M&D spoiler - geordie

[andrew at cee.hw.ac.uk]

Chris Sweet writes:
> Someone asked about meaning of the word Geordie a while back
> but I don't remember seeing an answer. Today I came across
> the word in Billboard magazine in an article on Prefab Sprout.
> Apparently it means someone from the Northeast of England.

So I always thought until I was corrected, last week. Apparently it's
application is restricted to inhabitants of Newcastle, the largest
city in the North East. North Easterners from outside Newcastle appear
to object vocally to being called Geordies.

Geordie is also a common nick name for people called George . . .
wait for it . . . yup, throughout the North East.


Andrew Dinn
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