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A wimp who isn't a tinker. Like how a dog isn't a cat.
You're a total gadgie, can't even fix a bike.
That guy at the bus stop? Total gadgie.
Gadgie! You're not even a proper tinker!
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In the North of Scotland, it's a guy. In the North of England, it's a guy. In Fife, it's a useless chav who probably stole your lunch money.
That gadgie in the back of the bus is probably a chav.
He's a Fife gadgie, so he's probably a mink.
That guy? Total gadgie, probably got kicked out of school.
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A guy in Dundee who wears tracksuits and spends his day smoking, spitting, and kicking balls against shops.
That guy in the tracksuit? He’s a full-on gadgie.
He’s spitting on the bus, classic gadgie behavior.
He kicks balls against shops like it's his job, that's a gadgie.
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In the North East, it's just a guy. Like how a bloke is just a man.
He's a total bloke, that's all.
That guy at the bar? Just a gadgie.
He's not even a proper bloke, just a gadgie.
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A gypsy word for a non-gypsy. Like how a cat is not a dog.
That guy isn't a gypsy, he's a total gadgie.
He's a proper pikey, not a gadgie.
She's a gypsy, not a gadgie, so shut up.
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In Teesside, it's a friend of a friend. Like how a mate is just a friend.
That guy's a friend of a friend, total gadgie.
He's not even a proper mate, just a gadgie.
That guy's a friend of a friend, so he's a gadgie.
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An old person. Like how a kid is not a grandpa.
That guy's not a bloke, he's an old gadgie.
He's an old man, not a bloke, he's a gadgie.
She's not a young woman, she's an old gadgie.