gadgie
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English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo (“a non-Roma”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gadgie (plural gadgies)
- (Scotland, Geordie, Mackem, Teesside) A man.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:man
- 2008, Ian Black, “An earthquake hits Newcastle”, in Geordies vs Mackems & Mackems vs Geordies, Black & White Publishing, →ISBN, page 97:
- They also said (many times) “Fuck” and “Some gadgie's just knacked me 'ouse.”
- 2013, Ray Banks, Wolf Tickets, Blasted Heath Ltd, →ISBN, page 49:
- "He's in a wheelchair." Cobb took a large gulp from the bottle, showed his teeth. "How dangerous can a gadgie in a wheelchair be, eh?"
- (Scotland, especially Dundee, derogatory) A person who is poorly educated and engages in hooliganism, petty criminality or loutish behaviour. This usage sometimes carries the connotation of youth.
Related terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- Frank Graham, editor (1987), “GADGIE”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
- Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]
- “gadgy n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present
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