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Gadgie

//ˈɡæd͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A man. Geordie, Mackem, Scotland, Teesside

    "They also said (many times) “Fuck” and “Some gadgie's just knacked me 'ouse.”"

  2. 2
    A person who is poorly educated and engages in hooliganism, petty criminality or loutish behaviour. This usage sometimes carries the connotation of youth. Dundee, Scotland, derogatory, especially

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo (“a non-Roma”).

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