The Mackem Dictionary (1 Viewer)

Disgruntled Sky Blue · Apr 23, 2019

I know we've moved on by now and I've probably spent way too long entertaining myself reading some of the drivel on the Sunderland forum but can someone explain to me what the following words actually mean?

Hoy, bairn, marra, haway, oh and Mackem!!

I can make a rough guess at one or two but are they actually old English words or just part of the local dialect in that town? Tried getting a local who sat next to me to explain why they were called the Mackems but the 5th goal went in and I lost all interest after that! Anyway I just want the gap in my education filled so I can communicate more effectively next season when we go on another 550 mile round trip!

Tommo1993 · Apr 23, 2019

Can only guess to ‘hoy’ is to throw something. Judging by the sentences it was being used in. Can’t say for sure. More confident with Swahili.

ajsccfc · Apr 23, 2019

A bairn is a young child in Scottish, guessing it's the same. I think marra is like mate or pal?

Hoy is one I've learnt is throw, as in 'nobody was hoying bags of shit you lying twats'

Disgruntled Sky Blue · Apr 23, 2019

Makes you wonder why it's such an effort to use the words child, mate and throw! Right about the embellished Chinese whispers though!
Just haway and Mackem to go and I should be able to converse with the locals.

Johhny Blue · Apr 23, 2019

The dictionary definition of "Hoy" is "The act of propelling a container or containers of excrement in the direction of lesser mortals"

Sbarcher · Apr 23, 2019

Your marra is your mate

Mcbean · Apr 23, 2019

Johhny Blue said:
The dictionary definition of "Hoy" is "The act of propelling a container or containers of excrement in the direction of lesser mortals"

Souce - Roger Mellie's Profanisaurus ? should include chocolate hostage

SKYBLUES90 · Apr 23, 2019

Baffles me that they write the way they pronounce things. Backwards c**ts

ovduk78 · Apr 23, 2019

I think mackem refers to them making things and is just the Geordies saying that they make them. I am sure there is a phrase in Geordie which is "you mackem and we'll tackem"

Sky Blue Harry H · Apr 23, 2019

On the sticker of a geordie's car

'Divvent dunsh us we're geordies man' - Tells you all you need to know!!

Happy_Martian · Apr 23, 2019

"Haway" is simply "Away" as in "Away the lads" probably mixed with a bit of "Hurrah". Celebratory or lauding your comrades. Or it could just be their accent has affected their typing

Johhny Blue · Apr 23, 2019

Happy_Martian said:
"Haway" is simply "Away" as in "Away the lads" probably mixed with a bit of "Hurrah". Celebratory or lauding your comrades. Or it could just be their accent has affected their typing

If that’s true I think Covcity4life might be a makem spy

Disgruntled Sky Blue · Apr 23, 2019

Sooooo! Mackem means make them and haway means away/hurrah!
Bloody hell, I'm not sure I can be bothered with all that. I think the next time we're up there I'll talk to them normally and see if it catches on.

fellatio_Martinez · Apr 23, 2019

In Sunderland, Sister means wife and dole means job.

Speedies_Chips · Apr 23, 2019

Disgruntled Sky Blue said:
I know we've moved on by now and I've probably spent way too long entertaining myself reading some of the drivel on the Sunderland forum but can someone explain to me what the following words actually mean?

Hoy, bairn, marra, haway, oh and Mackem!!

I can make a rough guess at one or two but are they actually old English words or just part of the local dialect in that town? Tried getting a local who sat next to me to explain why they were called the Mackems but the 5th goal went in and I lost all interest after that! Anyway I just want the gap in my education filled so I can communicate more effectively next season when we go on another 550 mile round trip!

550 mile round trip? Which way did you go?

Sbarcher · Apr 23, 2019

Haway is just another way of saying Cime On. I should know I am a Wearsider!

Mild-Mannered Janitor · Apr 23, 2019

Do they have a thread about batches and entries?

Disgruntled Sky Blue · Apr 23, 2019

Speedies_Chips said:
550 mile round trip? Which way did you go?

Perhaps I should have mentioned I live in London these days!

Houchens Head · Apr 23, 2019

This might be of help...…...
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oscillatewildly · Apr 23, 2019

Surely the dictionary definition of 'to Hoy', is to propel oneself very fast on a bicycle?

oscillatewildly · Apr 23, 2019

Whilst disguising ones strangely shaped head with an equally strangely shaped helmet.

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