A selection of words and anecdotes from around Newcastle upon Tyne, written by local author Kate Sanderson Would you cowp your creels if you were offered a Black Bullet or put on an extra gansey if it was starvation in your heym? Is one of your friends impittent and are you as fit as a lop? This book will help you understand the Newcastle dialect and words spoken by the pit-yakers, and have you talking like a local in no time.

It starts with a dictionary to help you develop an altogether new vocabulary, and you can test your understanding with some old Tyneside songs and find out about scran and the singin' hinny. As your confidence grows you can progress to longer tales and anecdotes, all chosen to illustrate different aspects of the dialect of the Newcastle area as spoken in days gone by as well as many words that are still in use today. Learn about the keelmen, Milk of Amnesia, Sparky and the budgie and Haaks's men at the Battle of Waterloo, and develop your skills as you go!