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codhead

noun — 4 senses

codhead

noun

Etymology From cod + -head, owing to the prevalence of fishing in the area of North Shields, River Tyne and the Headland area of Hartlepool and Whitby.

1

Geordie, Humorous A person from North Shields, a town in Tyne and Wear, in the northeast of England.

2

UK A person from Grimsby, a fishing town in Lincolnshire, in the north of England.

3

UK A person from Whitby, a town in North Yorkshire, in the northeast of England.

4

UK A person from Fleetwood, a town in the northwest of Lancashire.

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