Geordie is the friendliest dialect in Britain and possibly the most confusing for outsiders. "Howay man" can mean almost anything, and "why aye" is the answer to everything.
Witter
To witter is to rabbit on in a soft, harmless way about bits and bobs that don't really matter. It's the kind of chat that drifts rather than lands. Your gran can witter about the neighbours, your mate can witter down the phone, and half the time the point isn't the point at all. It's just cosy talk filling the room.
Bairn
A proper northern word for a child, especially a little one. You hear it all over Scotland, the North East, and bits of northern England in everyday chat. It’s warm, homely, and totally normal in those places, the kind of word people use at home, at the shops, on the bus, wherever a kid’s being sweet, loud, or a tiny whirlwind.
Clarty
Means dirty, muddy, or generally mucky. A proper Geordie word for when something is covered in filth, whether that is a pair of boots after a walk on the moors or a bairn who found a puddle and committed fully. Can also describe the weather when it is that grey, drizzly, claggy kind of day that makes everything damp. The North East has about forty words for dirty and this is the champion.
Twock
To twock a car is to nick it for a spin, not to keep it. It's very British, very youth-crime coded, and tied to the old police term TWOC, short for Taking Without Owner's Consent. You hear it most in northern UK talk, especially where that whole joyride culture was a known local headache.
Haddaway
A proper Geordie burst of disbelief that means get away, no chance, or I’m not buying that for a second. You fire off haddaway when somebody’s story smells a bit too shiny to be true. Haddaway and shite turns the dial up harder and means absolute nonsense.