I'd heard that the Cockney slang for Americans was "septic", as in:
Septic=Septic Tank= Yank.
Don't know how accurate this is; it was written by a Welshman who might
have been taking poetic license.
Regards
David Sosna
Victor Hughes wrote:
>
> "Limey" is apparently from the English navy practice of carrying limes or
>other
> citrus fruit to prevent scurvy (Vitamin C). I have often heard Aussies calling
> eachother 'happy little Vegemites'; it's often used sardonically to a grumpy
> person - 'Gee you're a happy little Vegemite today!' Aussies have a rhyming
>slang
> word for Yanks which is kind of food based but I don't want to offend my
>American
> friends on the list by revealing it.
>
> Call me Vic "Dogs Eye" Hughes (Dogs Eye being rhyming slang for Meat Pie,
>which
> you eat with 'Dead Horse' - ie sauce)
>
> Ian Spencer wrote:
>
> > Just call me "The Chili Dog!" :-)
> >
> > >>> Jan Eyerman <jan.eyerman@usa.net> 05/30/01 08:14AM >>>
> > It has long been a British tradition to give their enemies a derogitory
>"food"
> > nickname. Hence the French were "frogs" (for frog's legs), the Germans were
> > "krauts", etc. The American repaid the Brits by calling them "limeys".
> >
> > What would the Americans call the Aussies and what would Aussies call the
> > Americans??? "Vegimites" and "Big Macs"???
> >
> > Jan Eyerman (if you are what you eat, you can call me "the Whopper")
> >
> > "Rick Harrison" <beamertwo@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Bob,
> >
> > In relation to point 4. Them's fight'n words!!! I have forwarded a copy of
> > your posting to the Prime Minister and have been assured that a state of war
> > now exists between Australia and the United States. First targets -
> > Macdonalds, KFC, etc, etc - down with American running dog fast food
> > imperialism!!
> >
> > Name withheld in the interests of national security
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