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Seppo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English septic tank Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English Seppo From septic tank (rhyming slang for Yank) + -o (colloquialising suffix).

Meanings

1. (Australia, slang) An American.
   • ‘So, Adam, you have the privilege of being my first Seppo.’ ‘Your first what?’ ‘Seppo. You′ve gotta learn to speak Aussie, man. You′re a Yank, so –’ ‘No, not a Yankee. I′m from –’ ‘The You Ess Ay. Makes you a Yank. Yank rhymes with septic tank. But we like to shorten names and then add an O at the end - but only if we like you. So Yank is kind of neutral. Septic tank is rude. But Seppo, well, it′s affectionate. Get it?’ ‘No.’ 2010, Emily Maguire, Smoke in the Room, page 17:

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Synonyms

US-American · Yankee · Ameritard · Usanian · Seppo · US American · American · United Statesian · US-ian · Usonian · USian · Americunt · septic · United Statian · U.S. American · Yank · septic · Usonan