Geordisms Lexicon
Geordisms Lexicon
Is there a list of Geordie words and expressions and their meanings one can refer to? Like the urban dictionary perhaps?
Bairn
Blushers
Oi / Oy
Sod
Bairn
Blushers
Oi / Oy
Sod
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
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Re: Geordisms Lexicon
I seem to recall a thread from a year or two back that listed most of the Geordie words used in the show, together with their meanings.If I can trace this I will pass this information on.
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Here's a link to an archived thread that talked about the Geordie accent in the show:
http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... it=geordie
http://www.billyelliottheforum.me.uk/fo ... it=geordie
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Ellen
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-George Balanchine 1904 -1983
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-George Balanchine 1904 -1983
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OK, so I'll come right out and admit it... I DO have Too Much Free Time On My Hands
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
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Re: Geordisms Lexicon
Could be. But now you can get to work memorizing that list from the last couple of links.
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-George Balanchine 1904 -1983
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-George Balanchine 1904 -1983
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Re: Geordisms Lexicon
I see now that blushers is not a regional word but rather it is from the mainstream like mascaraEltonjohn wrote:Is there a list of Geordie words and expressions and their meanings one can refer to? Like the urban dictionary perhaps?
Bairn
Blushers
Oi / Oy
Sod
Sod off
Still haven't got a comprehensive handle on oi / oy yet. It reminds of the quintessential yiddish expression, oy-vay. I seem to recall hearing multiple oy oy oys used in the context of football (that's soccer for North Americans) match fan-ism.
BETM: "the most expensive school play ever."
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"Oi" means "Hey!" It is used to get a person's attention, such as in "Oi, Geordie! Want to see something you've never seen before?" It is usually fairly understandable just from the context.
And it's "blusher," not "blushers." In "Expressing Yourself," Michael sings, "Who the hell cares if your blusher's [blusher is] a mess?"
Blusher is the powder rouge that women apply with a brush. It is called that just about everywhere that cosmetics are labeled in English. It's not a Geordie word.
"Bairn" is a word for "child," more specifically, a boy. It shows up in the Scottish ballad "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry," listed as Child ballad #113. The lyrics are given here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_ ... ule_Skerry
I have sung this song since I got a guitar and learned to play it in high school. I got the song from listening to Joan Baez.
"Sod" is a shortened form of "sodomite," as in a resident of Sodom, which, according to the Bible, was destroyed by God because of the people's licentious ways. In general, it is an equivalent of calling someone any one of a number of sexually tinged insults. "Sod off" is basically the same as "F**k off." Various forms of it are used in the show. For example, when Billy asks Debbie how she puts up with her mother, she says, "I don't have much of a sodding choice, do I?" And yes, somebody thought it was "sodden" because of how it's pronounced, but it's actually "sodding." When Billy hesitates to accept Mrs. Wilkinson's offer of private lessons, she says, "Well, sod you then. See if I care!"
And it's "blusher," not "blushers." In "Expressing Yourself," Michael sings, "Who the hell cares if your blusher's [blusher is] a mess?"
Blusher is the powder rouge that women apply with a brush. It is called that just about everywhere that cosmetics are labeled in English. It's not a Geordie word.
"Bairn" is a word for "child," more specifically, a boy. It shows up in the Scottish ballad "The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry," listed as Child ballad #113. The lyrics are given here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_ ... ule_Skerry
I have sung this song since I got a guitar and learned to play it in high school. I got the song from listening to Joan Baez.
"Sod" is a shortened form of "sodomite," as in a resident of Sodom, which, according to the Bible, was destroyed by God because of the people's licentious ways. In general, it is an equivalent of calling someone any one of a number of sexually tinged insults. "Sod off" is basically the same as "F**k off." Various forms of it are used in the show. For example, when Billy asks Debbie how she puts up with her mother, she says, "I don't have much of a sodding choice, do I?" And yes, somebody thought it was "sodden" because of how it's pronounced, but it's actually "sodding." When Billy hesitates to accept Mrs. Wilkinson's offer of private lessons, she says, "Well, sod you then. See if I care!"
Ellen
"I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance.”
-George Balanchine 1904 -1983
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"I don't want people who want to dance; I want people who have to dance.”
-George Balanchine 1904 -1983
To follow the forum's Twitter at http://twitter.com/BEForum, click on the direct link in Applies to All Forums above.