The English language is a funny old thing. It's got some words robbed from other languages, some words that downright don't make sense, and some words that only mean something if they're spoken in exactly the right place.
Yes, even though Britain is quite a small place, the sheer variety in dialect is pretty mind-blowing when you actually think about it.
However, if you ever get stuck in Sunderland, at least you can now consult your handy Oxford English Dictionary if one of the natives says something to you that you can't understand.
That's right - Northern slang has now been added to the updated Dictionary.
If you've ever wanted to know the definition of the word 'gadgie' - simply, a man, bloke or chap (LAD, if you will) - or find out how to 'hoy' something somewhere (just throw it!), now you can.
Following a campaign called #FreeTheWord, which was aimed at promoting regional language through poetry, the OED accepted several words from various different parts of the UK.
Eleanor Naier, the Oxford English Dictionary's associate editor, said: "Over the past year we have had great fun hearing and researching these regional terms and we are grateful to the public both for alerting us to new words and for giving us further information about the currency of items already in the OED.
"The wealth of new items we've drafted goes to show that in our increasingly connected world, regional varieties of English are still flourishing."
So, what new words can you expect to see?
Well, some choice words from up north have made the cut. Words like 'claggy' - overcast, foggy, or misty weather - and 'cuddy wifter' - a left-handed person - have entered the official record of English language.
Alongside those instant classics are 'skeg' (a look or glance), 'mardarse' (a grumpy person or someone who is sulking or petulant) and 'dut' (a hat or cap).
Even the northern expression 'ee' made it in, and that can mean pretty much anything.
Seriously - it can mean both positive and negative things and it's possible meaning range from 'oh, that's rubbish' to 'bloody hell, I'm happy with that'.
As we've already discussed, English is a funny old language.
At least you'll be prepared next time some cuddy wifter gadgie calls you a mardarse for hoying away his dut.
Well, you will be if you are the sort of person who carries around a huge Oxford English Dictionary with them.
Ee, bah gum.
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