We've rounded up 15 of the most evocative Mackem insults - all the ones that aren't swears, at any rate!We've rounded up 15 of the most evocative Mackem insults - all the ones that aren't swears, at any rate!
We've rounded up 15 of the most evocative Mackem insults - all the ones that aren't swears, at any rate!

Don't be a spenk! 15 mackem insults and what they mean

Some of them we may not have heard since we were in the playground.

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 ...

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