adverb General Slang

propa

· adverb · geordie

Geordie for properly — a flat-out intensifier meaning very, totally, dead.

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The Geordie spelling of proper used as an intensifier — slapped in front of any adjective to crank it up. Same job as very, dead, or well in other dialects. If something's propa canny, it's seriously good.

“That pint was propa lush, man.”
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Also used the standard way — meaning actual, real, the genuine article. A propa Geordie is one born and bred on Tyneside, not a blow-in.

“He's a propa Toon fan, season ticket since he was eight.”
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propa In A Sentence

That pint was propa lush, man.
He's a propa Toon fan, season ticket since he was eight.

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