tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987679344456843041.post8012159710167397655..comments2024-03-14T01:34:04.426+00:00Comments on A Yankee In London: SepticJasonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01891504714516423410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987679344456843041.post-48103253485938982572009-01-10T21:09:00.000+00:002009-01-10T21:09:00.000+00:00Jeff's right - it's the whole Cockney rhyme game. ...Jeff's right - it's the whole Cockney rhyme game. <BR/><BR/>And as you might suspect, it's a bit pejorative.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891504714516423410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987679344456843041.post-16728281950003431022009-01-10T18:24:00.000+00:002009-01-10T18:24:00.000+00:00It is rhyming slang - Septic Tank = Yank.In Austra...It is rhyming slang - Septic Tank = Yank.<BR/><BR/>In Australia, they take it one step further in crypto-meaning by calling Americans "Seppies"Jeff_Grubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326936187418519745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8987679344456843041.post-36646837254602968972009-01-09T12:06:00.000+00:002009-01-09T12:06:00.000+00:00I swung by Dictionary.com to check the official de...I swung by Dictionary.com to check the official definitions.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid to ask, but feel compelled: What do they mean when they use it in relation to the U.S.?glen_smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09083335547249295789noreply@blogger.com