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Mackem vs Wearsider - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between mackem and wearsider

is that mackem is a native or inhabitant of Sunderland, England while Wearsider is someone from Wearside, from around Sunderland.

mackem

English

(wikipedia Mackem)

Alternative forms

* Makem

Noun

(Mackems)
  • (humorous, or, pejorative) A native or inhabitant of Sunderland, England.
  • * 2011 , Peter Cain, The Economist , letter, 18 Jun 2011:
    • Your article on England's regional accents confirmed that Geordie has already completely replaced the mackem -speak of Sunderland and other variants in the north-east.
  • The dialect spoken in these areas.

    • Usage notes

    The first definition would apply to those born within the city boundaries of Sunderland, including Washington, Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton-le-Hole. Additionally a person born within the greater Wearside Area to include all those towns and cities on the banks of the River Wear and its tributaries from its source in Weardale to its mouth at Wearmouth and the towns of the East Durham Coast from Blackhall, north through Peterlee, Horden, Easington, Seaham and Murton. Geordie English English informal demonyms Wearside English

    wearsider

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone from Wearside, from around Sunderland.
  • *{{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Phil Dawkes , title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their spirit remains strong in the face of adversity.}}

    See also

    * Mackem