Some of them we might still be using today with our friends and co-workers. The more we like them, the more we call them horrible names. The North East boasts some colourful slang, and Sunderland folk have a huge number of playful insults to pick from. Here’s our run-down of the 15 insults you’ll know if you’re a mackem – though hopefully you haven’t been on the receiving end of more than about six of them. Do you know some that aren’t here? We probably can’t use them ...
9. She's gannin' out with a right charver
Charvers to us are what chavs are to much of the rest of the country - except with less Burberry and more trackies tucked inside socks. Young and lairy, they're the stereotypical hoodies - though often without the hoods. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay
10. You're packing a lot of clem
Clem is the unkind way of referring to a unit of weight - specifically a stone, and the weight of someone's body. Someone who weighs 20st might be referred to as weighing 20 clem. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay
11. I've just been to the gym, I'm liftin'
Someone who returns from the gym might indeed be liftin' - but not with weights. This variety of liftin' returns to strong body odour. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay
12. Stay out of his way, he's proper radgey
A radgey is a very angry person - though it can also be the act of exploding with rage, which is referred to as throwing or chucking a radgey. A person in an extremely bad mood might be referred to as 'proper radgey'. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay