Smoggie
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A Smoggie or Smoggy is a pejorative name given to people from the Teesside
area in north east England
. The term originates from outside the community from people who saw that local heavy industry and chemical plants produced smog-like emissions. The name is not generally accepted by people to whom it is given, but is often used in jest and humorous self-deprecation. The chemical sector in Teesside has contributed a value calculated in billions to the UK and European economy throughout the 20th Century and continues to contribute economcally in the 21st Century.
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
area in north east England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The term originates from outside the community from people who saw that local heavy industry and chemical plants produced smog-like emissions. The name is not generally accepted by people to whom it is given, but is often used in jest and humorous self-deprecation. The chemical sector in Teesside has contributed a value calculated in billions to the UK and European economy throughout the 20th Century and continues to contribute economcally in the 21st Century.