clarts
Geordie for mud — the proper claggy stuff.
Definitions
Mud, dirt, sticky filth. Specifically the thick, clinging kind that ruins your boots after a Tyneside winter walk. Used as a plural noun — 'covered in clarts' — and the root of the adjective 'clarty'.
clarts In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Northumbrian/Old English dialect, related to Middle English 'clart' (to smear, daub).
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