General
doylem
What does doylem mean?
A fool, an idiot, someone with the lights on but nobody home. Affectionate when aimed at a mate, properly cutting when aimed at a stranger. Newcastle/North-East staple.
"Howay man, ye left the keys in the door again — what a doylem."
Frequently asked questions
What does doylem mean?
Doylem is Geordie slang for a proper idiot — someone acting daft.
How do you use doylem in a sentence?
"Ya daft doylem, that's not how you do it!"
Is doylem offensive?
It's a mild, often affectionate insult in the North East, more cheeky than genuinely nasty.
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Vocabulary Flow — saved to your collection.
