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Howay man, woman, man! Means friend or work colleague. Fancy a pint, marra? Mint Brilliant! I had a propa mint neet oot on Saturday. Mortal Very drunk.

Eeee, man. I was propa mortal last neet. Nappa Head. Netty A toilet, usually of the outdoor or public variety. On ya honkas To crouch on all fours. Paggered Very tired, exhausted. Pallatic Another term for being very inebriated. Did ye see the clip of us on Saturday neet? I was pallatic! Pan haggerty A dish of local origin consisting of potatoes, onion and cheese. Pease pudding A savoury paste made with boiled split peas and ham stock.

Usually best stuffed in a stottie see below with a slice of ham. Me mam makes a mean pease pudding. Pet Another term of endearment. Eeee, pet! Ye looking canny bonny the neet. Plodge To paddle or wade in water. Propa Very, really, very much so. Yer a propa canny lad, man, like. Radgie A temper tantrum, or a generally aggressive and reprehensible type. Scran Food. Make us some scran, lad. Scratcha Bed. Set-a-had To set on fire. Shuggy boat A fairground ride similar to a swing boat.

Pretty old-fashioned these days and mostly confined to Beamish. Give us a couple of tokens so I can gan on the shuggy boats! De ye think I should ask that lass oot?

Singing hinny A sweet local treat similar to a scone. De ye fancy a singing hinny, hinny? Stot To throw or bounce off something. Ye got summat stuck in ye teeth, marra. The lash To go out with the intention of getting rather drunk. Toon Newcastle upon Tyne itself. Also a nickname for Newcastle United. Twock To steal, pinch.

Up a height Emotional, upset. Wor lass is up a height cos I ate all the stotties. Workyticket An annoying or naughty person. Worldie A rather new addition to the Geordie vocabulary introduced by those young whippersnappers on Geordie Shore. Means a very attractive woman. Ye knaa You know.

Ye knaa, like, man. Yem Home. If you have any phrases that you wish to add, I Love Newcastle Magazine would love to hear about them below: I Love Newcastle Magazine would love to hear your thoughts about the above post, so please feel free to share them in the comments box below.

What do YOU think? Next read Some may say it's grim up North, but not in Newcastle, and not the Geordies, everyone knows about the vibrant city that is the Toon. Yee oot the neet like? Aye but am gannin canny. A woz oot wiv wor lass last neet Do you have plans tonight? Yes, but not drinking too much, I was out with the wife last night. Let us naa what ya deein if yee wanna gan for scran or aal just gan yem Let me know what you are up to, if you want to go for something to eat or I will just go home.

Telt yee that lass from the other neet was proper radge like! I told you that girl from the other night was crazy! You can get any of these phrases printed locally with our Newcastle T Shirt Printing , delivered straight to your door with a fast turnaround.

Blinnd : Blind. Bonny : Beautiful, good looking. From the French bon — good. Boody : Potware or plaster ware, especially an ornament of a dog.

A toy of the kind seen in the schoolyard at Beamish Museum. Bord : Bird. Borst : Burst. Used in Northumberland, Tyneside and the northern part of County Durham in preference to beck. Of course, it can also mean to burn, set alight.

Bowk : Belch. Bowld : Bold. Brag : A goblin or sprite. Brazen or Brazened : Bold or cheeky. Bray : Hit, thump or beat. Old French word breier to pound. Breed : Bread. Breeks : Breeches trousers. From-Anglo-Saxon brec. Brock : A badger. Brokken : Broken. Broon : Brown or Newcastle Brown Ale. See also Dog Browt : Brought. Browt Up : Bring up — upbringing. Bubble, Bubblin : Cry, Crying. Buff : Naked. Bullet : A sweet — a word of French origin.

Bullyjock : A male turkey. More common in Scots. Bumble Kite : Blackberry, though not of the kind you might make a call with. Bummler : Bumble Bee. Burn : A stream. See Bourn. Sometimes said to be an emulation of Harry Hotspur. Buss : Kiss. This means that she is a nice girl or perhaps an endearing or attractive girl. Butterloggy : A Teesside and Hartlepool word for a Butterfly.