different between radgie vs gadgie

English

Etymology

radge +? -ie?

rage +? -ie?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æd?i/

Noun

radgie (plural radgies)

1. (Tyneside, Northern English and Scotland, derogatory) A violent or aggressive person.
2. (Tyneside, Northern English and Scotland) A tantrum; an angry mood. (Often as throw a radgie.)

Derived terms

• radgie gadgie

Related terms

• radge
• radgepacket

References

• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN

Anagrams

• argide, gardie

Scots

Noun

radgie (plural radgies)

1. (derogatory) A violent or aggressive person.

English

Etymology

From Romani gadje (“a non-Roma”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æd?i/

Noun

gadgie (plural gadgies)

1. (Scotland, Tyneside, Mackem, Teesside) A man
   • 2008, Ian Black, "An earthquake hits Newcastle" in Geordies vs Mackems & Mackems vs Geordies, Black & White Publishing ?ISBN, page 97

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

   • 2013, Ray Banks, Wolf Tickets, Blasted Heath Ltd ?ISBN, page 49

     "He's in a wheelchair." Cobb took a large gulp from the bottle, showed his teeth. "How dangerous can a gadgie in a wheelchair be, eh?"

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

Related terms

• radgie gadgie

Translations

References

• Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
• Todd's Geordie Words and Phrases, George Todd, Newcastle, 1977[1]