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0 pointssilisili4y ago0 comments

There's always Yanks, but as a Yank, as a side effect we generally assume the person saying it is British.

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cjak4y ago

Could be Australian. But we also use "Seppo", from a fairly tortured rhyming slang etymology: "Yank" -> "Septic Tank" -> "Seppo".

Oh goodness. Is this like Cockney? As mentioned, Yank here, but never could figure out how folks figure that stuff out.

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cjak4y ago

Could be Australian. But we also use "Seppo", from a fairly tortured rhyming slang etymology: "Yank" -> "Septic Tank" -> "Seppo".

Oh goodness. Is this like Cockney? As mentioned, Yank here, but never could figure out how folks figure that stuff out.

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