Geordie Sayings
(Extracts from The
Fairly Truthful Guide to Geordie)
Chaalkin’ on the bleezer
Not speaking to each other
Gettin’ off at Manors
Not finishing the job – Method of birth control
Wey aa’ll stand tappin’
I’m flabbergasted. That is a surprise!
Huw’s it hingin’?
How’s life treating you?
Aadivvenwannee
I’d rather not
Yedivvenhattee
You don’t have to
Eegannin?
Are you going?
Eeganaganwiwu?
Would you like to come with us?
He’s a reet heed-the-baall
He’s mad as a hatter
S’narf snaa’n
It is snowing heavily
Givin’ it six nowt
Putting in maximum effort
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