"gadgie" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡæd͡ʒi/ Forms: gadgies [plural]
Rhymes: -ædʒi Etymology: Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo (“a non-Roma”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|rom|gaʒe|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Romani gaʒe, {{bor+|en|rom|gaʒe}} Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, {{m|rom|gaʒo||a non-Roma}} gaʒo (“a non-Roma”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gadgie (plural gadgies)
  1. (Scotland, Geordie, Mackem, Teesside) A man. Tags: Geordie, Mackem, Scotland, Teesside Categories (topical): Male people Synonyms: man Translations (an old man): pîremêr [masculine] (Northern Kurdish), gubbe (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-gadgie-en-noun-8cXSiEkr Disambiguation of Male people: 59 41 Categories (other): Geordie English, Scottish English, Teesside English Disambiguation of 'an old man': 85 15
  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. Tags: Dundee, Scotland, derogatory, especially
    Sense id: en-gadgie-en-noun-VZMgzPZ- Categories (other): Dundee English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gadgy, gadgee, gadge, gage Related terms: gadje, radgie gadgie

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