Definitions

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  • noun Scotland, pejorative A person who is poorly educated and engages in hooliganism, petty criminality or loutish behaviour. This usage sometimes carries the connotation of youth.
  • noun Geordie, pejorative An old man.
  • noun Geordie A watchman.

Etymologies

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From Romani gadje ("a non-Roma").

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  • Scots - man, lad.

    December 28, 2007