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Is there no similar English name?
I always associate “Trev” as a stereotypical English name but surely there must be one out there.
It could be the English decided on the other three and couldn’t be bothered coming up with one for themselves lol.
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Anything i post over three lines long please assume it is an article lol.There is no similar word for the English because they are terms used by the English to differentiate the inferior position of people from those places.
We’re known as Brits, Poms, Limeys etc to people in different countries, but we don’t use a slang word for ourselves as nicknames are bestowed upon us by the non English.
RosBeef, mes amis!
Rosbif. 😉
Sassenach comes to mind. Unless i’m misunderstanding something here.
It’s a “nickname” for english people, by scottish – not my fault that those usually aren’t.. flattering.
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Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.Sassenach works as a Scottish name for the English but it’s not generic. The Welsh or the Irish wouldn’t use it.
I wouldn’t be offended being called a Sassenach. It’s true meaning is a Saxon.
True.
I have been taught a few names for the english in local (welsh) pubs, which i think are pretty universally used by the scottish and irish too – not very palatable for forums though, lol.
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Every Tom, Dick and Harry? John Smith? English Tommy?
I rather like Les goddams, coined by the French in the Middle Ages because of all the swearing they heard from English soldiers during the Hundred Years War.
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