Phrases you'll only understand if you're from the North East ๐Ÿ‘€

Whey aye man!

Author: Alex RossPublished 11th Mar 2024

If you were born and bred in the North East youโ€™re guaranteed to have used most, if not all of these words and phrases in your lifetime!

If youโ€™re new to the region you are probably thinking people up North speak a different language! No, youโ€™re still in England, and yes believe it or not it is English, just with our classic North East twist.

Check out all of the best North East slang words:

Whey aye man

Example: "Whey-Ayee Man"
English Translation: Of Course

Radgie

Example: "He's going geet radgie like!"
English Translation: Enraged person

Belta

Example: "That Saveloy dip was Pure Belta"
English Translation: Fantastic, Great, Good

Monkey's Blood

Example: "Stick some monkey's blood on it."
English Translation: Strawberry/Raspberry Sauce

Bairn

Example: "Going to pick the bairn up."
English Translation: Child

Mortal

Example: "Am gonna get proper mortal the neet."
English Translation: Drunk

Bait

Example: "Don't forget your bait!"
English Translation: Food to take to work (packed lunch)

Paggered

Example: "Eee I'm paggered the day"
English Translation: Tired

Clamming

Example: "I'm clamming for some bait"
English Translation: Starving

Gob

Example: "Stop shouting ya gob off man."
English Translation: Mouth

Yem

Example: "Am going Yem"
English Translation: Home

Worky ticket

Example: "Your being a right little workyticket"
English Translation: Naughty or mischievous person

Alreeet

Example: "Alreeet there pal."
English Translation: Hello

Deeks

Example: "Giz a deeks at that"
English Translation: Give me a look

Gadgie

Example: ''What's that gadgie looking at"
English Translation: Adult male

Wor Kid

Example: "Me and wor kid are gannin down the shop"
English Translation: Sibling

Howay Man

Example: ''Howay man, what ye doing."
English Translation: Come on/Hurry Up

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