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Gadgey/Gadje

Posted by Steve Howarth on June 10, 2003

This one is for Lewis (the Honorary Geordie), whose post back in February seems to be unanswered. My totally unsubstantiated guess is that the word "gadgey" comes from the gypsy word "gadje" meaning "non-gypsies".

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