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 ...
13. No one wants that neckender for their team
A neckender is another way of calling someone a loser, and similar to the word nacker, which means the same thing. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay
14. That's shan that, like
Something that is described as proper shan is twisted, unfair, unjust or generally wrong. If 'shan' were a legal judgement, the case would be thrown out of court. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay
15. Now you've gone too far
And the worst insult you could ever call a Mackem is... Geordie. Need we say more. Photo: JPIMedia/Pixabay