It is a term made up as recently as 30 years. They used to be called geordies like the rest of us in the North east. But we seperated down to the tension over ship building contracts. Now the term Mackem means a person from the wear in Sunderland. The north east noted that they say makem and they takem instead of we make them and they take them, which is unique in Sunderland. So it stuck.
Now they have accepted it, they must not moan, and they must live with it.
So a mackem is a deluded person who lives in a different world, who hates geordie outsiders from Washington, Tyneside and the rest of the north east.
They come from the ship yards.
They have rubbish football team.
They also brag about past victories over Newcastle, it has been a few years since they beat them but they still go on about 2-1.
They also have the three letters that they tattoo on themselves and show people in their clubs around Sunderland.
The letters are FTM. They think it mean F$%% the mags. But it really means Free ticket mackems. As it is well known that they try to get kids with free tickets.
Now they have accepted it, they must not moan, and they must live with it.
So a mackem is a deluded person who lives in a different world, who hates geordie outsiders from Washington, Tyneside and the rest of the north east.
They come from the ship yards.
They have rubbish football team.
They also brag about past victories over Newcastle, it has been a few years since they beat them but they still go on about 2-1.
They also have the three letters that they tattoo on themselves and show people in their clubs around Sunderland.
The letters are FTM. They think it mean F$%% the mags. But it really means Free ticket mackems. As it is well known that they try to get kids with free tickets.
by Kirk November 19, 2003
A Sunderland supporter.
It is derived from something or other to do with the ship building industry with 'we mackem and ye brackem'.
I'm afraid I'm not sure what this means however.
It is derived from something or other to do with the ship building industry with 'we mackem and ye brackem'.
I'm afraid I'm not sure what this means however.
Come on the mackems!
by josquius April 15, 2004
wannabe geordies the shame o th bludy cuntry n hav gt t hav th worst futbal team ganin ! th only people in england hu h8s geordies so they need t gan fuck themsels ! TOON 4LYF !
mackem -a reckin we myt beet newcastle th day lyk
geordie-way nar man sundalands th worst team ganin
geordie-way nar man sundalands th worst team ganin
by Lil Anna E August 24, 2006
north east peoples...
geordies, from "neecassal" (newcastle) generally fit birds...
smoggies, from "the boro" (middlesboro) generally pakis...
and mackems who are from "sunnerlun" (sunderland - i had the misfortune of being born there, thank god ive now moved south to safety... darlington!) generally charvas, and cant talk normal no matter how hard they try. also they tend to all have the same daily routine...
geordies, from "neecassal" (newcastle) generally fit birds...
smoggies, from "the boro" (middlesboro) generally pakis...
and mackems who are from "sunnerlun" (sunderland - i had the misfortune of being born there, thank god ive now moved south to safety... darlington!) generally charvas, and cant talk normal no matter how hard they try. also they tend to all have the same daily routine...
Ah get me girer (giro) slip in the perst (post) in the marnin, then ah gan doon the perst affice (post office) un cash it in like. then ah gan do me shoppin at netters (nettos) and gan yam un get pissed on lambruscer (lambrusco)
by southerner in the north July 8, 2004
Never mind the boll*cks about shipbuilding, we invented this term for you. I remember talking to Mackems in the early eighties who'd never heard of the expression.
There's no mystery here, in plain English you say "make and take", in Geordie it's "mek and tek" and in Sunderland you say "mak and tak".
You'd have to be a thick Mackem not to understand that.
You'd have to be a thick Mackem not to understand that.
by .Shabba. February 16, 2006
by keith robinson November 18, 2003
Also see shit tits
There must be something in the water in Sunderland that produces the absolutely worst tits in the country. Some great looking arses but horrible haunting tits
Maybe its the salt in the sea air or maybe its the amount of kids they have or the amount of drugs they do who knows 🤷
There must be something in the water in Sunderland that produces the absolutely worst tits in the country. Some great looking arses but horrible haunting tits
Maybe its the salt in the sea air or maybe its the amount of kids they have or the amount of drugs they do who knows 🤷
by Working Class Hero November 25, 2020