Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Nobody used the term Mackem eitherServed my time 1980-1984 at Sunderland Shipbuilders and was there till they closed..I have never heard that term before.
I knew the term Mackem in the late 70's.Nobody used the term Mackem either
It was known must rarely used
I knew of it but rarely heard even amongst our friends from the northI knew the term Mackem in the late 70's.
It was a derogatory term used by Tynesiders from how we pronounced make and take.
Nobody used the term Mackem either
It was known must rarely used
I knew the term Mackem in the late 70's.
It was a derogatory term used by Tynesiders from how we pronounced make and take.
Exactly the same for me serving my time from 82-86Agreed..coming towards the end of my apprenticeship I started hearing it..working with a time served player from Boldon he’d say I’ll Mackem and you tackem..you hardly heard mackem then like.
Could just as easily been Mak 'nd Taks which was the other one in common usage thenI knew the term Mackem in the late 70's.
It was a derogatory term used by Tynesiders from how we pronounced make and take.