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| has gloss | eng: A Smoggie is an insulting name given to people from Teesside in North East England. It was created by people from other non-industrial parts of England, as an insult for been mainly an industrial economy. The name has not come from either Newcastle-upon-Tyne (known as "Geordies") and Sunderland ("Mackems"). The name originates from protests to the local industry and chemical plants which produced local emissions and in the past smog. |
| lexicalization | eng: Smoggie |
| instance of | c/Regional nicknames |
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