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- noun Plural form of
Mackem .
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The people of Sunderland are sometimes known as '' Mackems ''.
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The people of Sunderland are sometimes known as '' Mackems ''.
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The five options shortlisted were: the Black Cats, the Light Brigade, the Miners, the Sols and the Mackems.
The Knowledge | Which clubs have refunded fans due to player transfers? | Rob Smyth 2011
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Talbot half-seriously hints at a shadowy conspiracy to suppress the role of Sunderland and the Mackems in history -- especially in the history of Alice in Wonderland and Lewis Carroll.
Boing Boing 2007
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'Mackems,' she corrected, hearing Millburn's voice in her head.
A Big Boy Did It and Ran Away Brookmyre, Christopher, 1968- 2001
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The good omen for the Mackems, though, is that the last time they won away at Arsenal in 1983 the Brinks Mat Robbery took place.
The Guardian World News Gregg Roughley 2011
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But the Mackems middle man admitted the side are ready to up their game.
WalesOnline - Home 2011
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He plays several other solo songs, culminating in a locally adjusted "Angels" "I'm loving Mackems instead".
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SUNDERLAND boss Steve Bruce has joked he plans on bringing a beachball to Sunday's game at Anfield, following the infamous incident earlier this season at the Stadium of Light when the Mackems winner deflected in off a beachball thrown onto the pitch from the Liverpool end
icLiverpool 2010
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But Mackems chief Bruce breathed new life into Bramble when the pair were at Wigan.
HomePage - The Sun 2010
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