seppo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An American.
Australian usage; Slang
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Seppo.
Example Sentences
- "‘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.’"
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).