http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: If you go down to the Meadows today en Fri, 22 May 2026 16:51:52 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116406 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 16:23:04 +0000 kaputnik 116406@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pronunciation IPA: /rædʒ/<br /> Adjective;radge</p> <p>1.(Geordie, Scotland) Violent or crazy.<br /> That fight last night was radge<br /> Noun - radge (plural radges)</p> <p>2.(Geordie, Scotland) A fit of rage.<br /> <em>He hoyed a propa radge when a telt him</em><br /> Verb - radge (third-person singular simple present radges, present participle radgin, simple past and past participle radged)</p> <p>3.(Geordie) To throw a fit of rage.</p> <p>Derived terms<br /> * radgepacket<br /> * radgie</p> <p>References<br /> * Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116403 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:50:21 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 116403@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah now I didn't know the stymology of the word - I'd always thought it was a slang term for 'ned'. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116400 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 15:34:24 +0000 kaputnik 116400@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Radge as in Gadge as in Gadgie. I believe it's got gypsy/Romany roots. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116391 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 14:30:44 +0000 allebong 116391@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'd always assumed it was 'rage' but pronounced as 'radge' but then I'm not a bar worker. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116360 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:38:59 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 116360@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>Erin Hennessey, a barmaid who was on duty at The Royal Mile pub when the brawl occurred, said: “Normally it’s mainly tourists in here, but you could say we had some interesting customers on Saturday. You might use the term radge"</em></p> <p>Quote of the day. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116359 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:37:29 +0000 chdot 116359@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Different Meadows story -</p> <p><a href="http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10606#post-116348" rel="nofollow">http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10606#post-116348</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116357 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:35:45 +0000 chdot 116357@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/royal-mile-fight-arrests-after-loyalist-march-1-2984361" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/royal-mile-fight-arrests-after-loyalist-march-1-2984361</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116269 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 14:36:51 +0000 custard 116269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yeah,nearly got taken out<br /> 1st by two of their coaches at Tollcross<br /> Then a Transit 'bus' that didnt realise the coaches were parking(on the zigzags!) and I thought he was them and pulling in<br /> locked up slide from me.<br /> does turning the rear wipers signal a sorry? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116266 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:55:04 +0000 crowriver 116266@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Aye, I can hear the flutes and drums in Abbeyhill: I hope they are not heading down Easter Road! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116262 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:11:26 +0000 kaputnik 116262@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The marching band outfits and sashes are a dead giveaway </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116261 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:11:00 +0000 allebong 116261@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Drunk people stumbling about the paths and getting in the way? How will I tell them apart from normal pedestrians? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=10603#post-116260 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 13:03:45 +0000 kaputnik 116260@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Orange Order appear to be holding some sort of rally. Be wary of drunken persons milling around on the paths. </p>