MDDM18: Weird Geordie Powers

[Dave Monroe]

"'If it's Weird Geordie Powers they wish, why W.G.P.'s
they shall have, and plenty of them too...?'" (M&D,
Ch. 30, p. 301)

Main Entry: Geor·die 
Pronunciation: 'jor-dE
Function: noun
Etymology: from Geordie, diminutive of the name George
Date: 1866
chiefly British : an inhabitant of Newcastle upon Tyne
or its environs; also : the dialect of English spoken
by Geordies

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

Geordie
27; 'Geordie' is the regional dialect ('tho some
insist it's a distinct language and idiom) most
famously associated with the North East of England,
although there are some significant variations of this
within the region. Also, a Geordie is one who speaks
this dialect. The most widely agreed definition of the
Geordie 'homeland' covers the cluster of towns that
lie on either side of the River Tyne. This includes
Newcastle-upon-Tyne through to Whitley Bay on the
north bank, and Gateshead through to South Shields on
the south. There are some similarities between
'Geordie' and Scandinavian languages, which have their
origins in the times of Viking occupation. For
example, the phrase 'gan hyem' (go home) is almost
identical to the Danish equivalent. The name probably
derives from the 1715 Jacobite uprising, when the good
citizens of Newcastle refused to support the Scots
against King George.
 
http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/mason-dixon/alpha/g.html

And see as well ...

http://www.geordie.org.uk/

http://www.geordiepride.demon.co.uk/dictionary.htm

http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk/GeordieOrigins.htm

http://www.thenortheast.fsnet.co.uk/GeordieDictionary.htm

Not to be confused with ...

http://startrek.com/library/individ.asp?ID=112463

I don't think, but ...

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