gadgie

a tinker word for a non-tinker. gadgie is to tinker, as gentile is to jew.
tomorrow we’ll knock doors and sell some clothes-pegs to the gadgies.
in the north of scotland gadgie is a term used to describe a man, it has the same meaning in the north of england. it is also used in the fife/tayside area for another word for a ned/chav/mink.
that gadgie sitting in the corner is a kn-b.
dundee term for (chiefly male) addidas tracksuit wearing urban lowlifes. usually found on at the back of a double decker bus spitting and smoking, or skipping school or kicking a ball against an abandoned shop (also spitting)

female form of gadgie is chewnieswinger

see also pikey, ned and schemie
oh no it’s the no. 17 bus that’s usually full o gadgies.
generic romany/gypsy term for a non gypsy, popular slang term used in edinburgh, dundee, perth and most of east coast scotland.
check out the garb on that gadgie.
in north east of england, a bloke.
see that gadgie over there,……..
a northern, maybe only in teesside, term for some one who is either your friend or someone who is a friend of a friend who’s name you dont know (or cant remember). in general a similar word to gezzer, mate, fella
“now then gadgie, what ya been upto this weekend”
in the west of scotland, i believe the term equates to someone that no one would -ssociate themselves with else they get tainted with the same brush.

not a term of endearment.

it applies equally to both male and female… no s-x discrimination there!
as children we would call someone a gadgie if they had a cold sore or spots and avoid them.
as teenagers it would apply to someone of the opposite s-x who was not particularly attractive.
as adults i think we stopped using the term.

1
2
next ›
last »