geordie

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As much as I would like a geordie running the club, not sure if Bruce is the right man.

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  1. A guinea: so called from the figure of St. George on the obverse. [Prov. Eng. and Scotch.] He draws a bonnie silken purse As lang's my tail, whare, through the steeks, The yellow-lettered Geordie keeks. Burns, The Twa Dogs.
  2. The name given by the coal-miners of England to the form of safety-lamp invented by George Stephenson.
  3. An English sailing collier hailing from one of the ports on the northeast coast of England. You thought of the Thames as you looked at her, of the Tyne, of the channel aswarm with just such vessels as she —geordies deep with coal. W. C. Russell, Jack's Courtship, xliv.

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  • You made a comment about Shearer, that he couldve walked, difference is Shearer is a geordie and has black n white running through his veins …. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • Sending your report, please wait ... are you in love with sven TOE, NEW MILLS? move on, you're coming across like the 'keegan is the messiah' lot up in geordie land. sven was a top bloke bit its over. are you gonna compare every manager to him until you kick it? —  Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed
  • Her voice is lovely and as British I to have a British accent but the southerness to her voice is lovely ... beats my Geordie one anyday (although in general the geordie is still the best!!) —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • Keegan slaps the midget about for being a fool and then tells him to go and sign Steven Appiah!!!!! and thanks for your time, bag (born again geordie), much apreciated. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
  • The geordie nation deserves better than these tight, thick, useless cretins. —  Soccer Blogs - latest posts
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  1. A familiar diminutive of George.
 

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/ˈdʒɔrdi/
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