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minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoWhat does seppo mean and in which language? It doesn’t mean anything in the languages I know.
minus-squareZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoIt means yank or someone from the USA in Australian english. Commonly used in Australia and anti-USA circles.
minus-squareHanrahan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoAustralian slang, a very rude euphisism for a US citizen. It’s rhyming slang for Yank (Yankee doodle dandy) --> septic tank – > Seppo
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI would have never thought of that linguistic flow. :)
What does seppo mean and in which language? It doesn’t mean anything in the languages I know.
It means yank or someone from the USA in Australian english. Commonly used in Australia and anti-USA circles.
It is rhyming slang
Australian slang, a very rude euphisism for a US citizen.
It’s rhyming slang for Yank (Yankee doodle dandy) --> septic tank – > Seppo
I would have never thought of that linguistic flow. :)