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English
Noun
pit-yacker (plural pit-yackers)
- (Geordie, derogatory) A term of abuse directed at inhabitants of mining villages of County Durham and Northumberland.
- (Geordie) Someone who speaks pitmatic.
References
- Frank Graham, editor (1987), “PIT-YACKER”, in The New Geordie Dictionary, Rothbury, Northumberland: Butler Publishing, →ISBN.
- Bill Griffiths, editor (2004), “pit-yacker”, in A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear: Northumbria University Press, →ISBN.