noun General Slang

Jarra

· noun · geordie

Geordie shorthand for Jarrow, the Tyneside town famous for the 1936 march.

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How locals say Jarrow — the shipbuilding town on the south bank of the Tyne. Same vowel-flattening that turns Newcastle into Newcassel. Used in everything from postcodes to football banter.

“He's from Jarra, knew the Venerable Bede personally.”
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Jarra In A Sentence

He's from Jarra, knew the Venerable Bede personally.

Origin & Usage

Variants Jarrah

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