Metty
Geordie slang for the Tyne and Wear Metro, the light rail system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, and surrounding areas.
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Geordie slang for the Tyne and Wear Metro, the light rail system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, and surrounding areas. Locals use Metty as a natural shortening in the same way Londoners say 'the Tube.' If you're from Newcastle or Sunderland, catching the Metty is just how you get around — it's embedded in the regional vocabulary and signals local identity.
She texted him to say she'd hop on the Metty after work and meet him at Central Station by half six.
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(Geordie, slang) The Tyne and Wear Metro.
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