Pit-yacker is a Geordie term for someone who speaks pitmatic — the distinctive dialect of the Durham and Northumberland coalfields, shaped by the mining community's vocabulary and speech patterns. 'Yacker' derives from a word for speaker or talker. The term reflects the tight-knit identity of pit village communities, where speech was a key marker of belonging. It carries some affection from within those communities; from outsiders it could be dismissive. The dialect itself is now endangered following the collapse of the coal industry.
You could tell where he was from the moment he opened his mouth — proper pit-yacker, every vowel.
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(Geordie) Someone who speaks pitmatic.
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