An inhabitant of Sunderland. Often connected to the shipbuilding days where the Wearsiders would "mack em" (make them) before the Tynesiders would "tack em" (take them) to be fitted with engines.
"We mackem and ye tackem"
by Robbo© June 1, 2005
A mackem is a person from Sunderland and some of the surrounding areas (peterlee for example).
Unfortunatly, the mackems have had the bad luck of being placed next to the geordies who are incredibly arrogant and are obsessed with Sunderland.
All the mackems find it pathetic that the Geordies hate them so much and the Mackems don't really give a shit. It's kind of like England and Scotland, you see?
Unfortunatly, the mackems have had the bad luck of being placed next to the geordies who are incredibly arrogant and are obsessed with Sunderland.
All the mackems find it pathetic that the Geordies hate them so much and the Mackems don't really give a shit. It's kind of like England and Scotland, you see?
MACKEM: I'm off to work, i'll be back about half five ok ?
GEORDIE: Am off ta la dole, ta collect me dosh, areet? i'll be back in a bit cos i'm garna spend it on snout an' scratch cards like.
GEORDIE: Am off ta la dole, ta collect me dosh, areet? i'll be back in a bit cos i'm garna spend it on snout an' scratch cards like.
by The mackem July 11, 2004
n. A demi-god worshipped by ancient civilisations as the epitome of wit and sexual prowess. Romans and Vikings colonised the area in the hope of developing a race of supermen to help them in their ambitions. The word is based on a blend of Roman and Norse, and means "astonishingly well-endowed, funny and attractive angel on a temporary visit from Valhalla."
Not to be confused with Geordie who were the unfortunate result of a Roman experiment in which Scotsmen had intercourse with pigs. These unfortunate troll-like humanoids can be identified by the fact they have to wear clothes covered in a large barcode so they can be tracked and controlled by security satellites.
Not to be confused with Geordie who were the unfortunate result of a Roman experiment in which Scotsmen had intercourse with pigs. These unfortunate troll-like humanoids can be identified by the fact they have to wear clothes covered in a large barcode so they can be tracked and controlled by security satellites.
by Cockney Mackem March 25, 2004
Okay can I just put an end to all this Mackem bashing. Im a Mackem and proud of it, I was born in Peterlee and I love it up here. Yeah I admit we havent got the best football team in the world and there are the usual scum who live in the city but arent all cities the same? Name me one city in Britain which hasnt got a scum element. I bet you cant name one! The majority of Sunderland people are a friendly bunch, where as Newcastle people are a bunch of arrogant wankers who think they are better than everyone else. They hate everyone who lives outside of a mile radius of the Tyne!!
by SAFC4life April 20, 2005
right lets get this straight, because not all north easterners are geordies...
newcastle, geordie... "alreet meert am off doon tha pub leek"
sunderland, mackem... "that grin grursahs the evulist blurk in ahllah sundahlund, what with his shap by tha curst in rurkah n ahl tha"
middlesboro/hartlepool, smoggie... "arite mate, lark mah perple shert? ive had it for therty yers"
darlington, darloid... "eyah meerte, cun lenz twenny pey could yer?"
there you go.
newcastle, geordie... "alreet meert am off doon tha pub leek"
sunderland, mackem... "that grin grursahs the evulist blurk in ahllah sundahlund, what with his shap by tha curst in rurkah n ahl tha"
middlesboro/hartlepool, smoggie... "arite mate, lark mah perple shert? ive had it for therty yers"
darlington, darloid... "eyah meerte, cun lenz twenny pey could yer?"
there you go.
darlington is 50 miles from newcastle, 40 from sunderland and 20 from middlesborough. WE ARE NOT ALL GEORDIES!
by southerner in the north January 13, 2005
a person who seems to be rather hated for no apparent reason by everyone.
i have lived in london all my life and could be discustingly arrogant about them like everyone else. luckily, having a mackem dad and half a mackem family, i have learnt im not supirior to everyone else just cos where i live is so much better.
a mackem is also a loyal and the best football fan following perhaps the shittest team in history. he or she IS also caught up on the fact that we "beat the scum 2-1" a long time ago, but hey, its the only bit of victory we've had since the glorious 1-0 fa cup final against leeds in 1973. (we're still caught up on that as well)
i have lived in london all my life and could be discustingly arrogant about them like everyone else. luckily, having a mackem dad and half a mackem family, i have learnt im not supirior to everyone else just cos where i live is so much better.
a mackem is also a loyal and the best football fan following perhaps the shittest team in history. he or she IS also caught up on the fact that we "beat the scum 2-1" a long time ago, but hey, its the only bit of victory we've had since the glorious 1-0 fa cup final against leeds in 1973. (we're still caught up on that as well)
"shearer is a wanker, he wears a wankers hat, he plays for scum united, he is a fucking twat"
"h'way the lads"
"red white till i die!!!!!!!!!"
"h'way the lads"
"red white till i die!!!!!!!!!"
by PROUD MACKEM!! October 27, 2004
One of the saddest, most idiotic and pathetic people ever to have walked the earth, the mackem still harps on about 2-1 victories over their far more illustrious and infinitely cleaner neighbours. The average mackem is obsessed with Newcastle and has a mouth the size of the tyne tunnel, which is unfortunate since being relegated as the worst team in Premiership history should have been the catalyst for keeping the aformentioned big mouth FIRMLY SHUT
by John November 18, 2003