Is Durham a mackem or Geordie? Durham Pitmatic , particularly in East Durham, is grouped linguistically with Mackem under ' Central Urban North - Eastern English ' while Northumberland Pitmatic is grouped with Geordie under ' Northern Urban North - Eastern English '. What do you call someone from Durham UK? Is Durham a Geordie accent? What is a Geordie boy? What do you call someone from Newcastle What is someone from Middlesbrough called Durham Pitmatic words Pit yacker Durham County Durham accent Why are people from Newcastle called Geordies