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词汇 seppo
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Definition of seppo in English:

seppo

nounPlural seppoes, Plural sepposˈsɛpəʊ
Australian derogatory, informal
  • An American person.

    did you hear how loud that seppo was on the train?
    as modifier Happy Thanksgiving to all our seppo friends
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Australian film producers are hiring washed-up seppos to star in a local film in a desperate, ultimately futile attempt to whack a few bums on seats.
    • I had to apologise profusely to an offended American after she called him a "seppo" to his face.
    • I've never heard a seppo do the accent well.
    • If you are a seppo, please don't give the ending away if the show's already over where you are.
    • He comes to us fresh from his ongoing role in that most witty of seppo sitcoms, so you just know he's at the top of his game.
    • It's currently fetching $40.25 seppo dollars, which is all kinds of alarming.
    • I asked the driver how the surf had been and he promised me with a wry grin that it was too much for a "seppo" like me to handle.
    • It's so nice to see an Aussie film that doesn't dive into the Australian stereotypes of every character, in an effort to pull in the seppo audience.
    • Despite only having about four people in it, the cast is distinctly multi-national, with a pom, a seppo, and an Australian playing key parts.
    • He's keeping a low profile in case there's any seppoes around the place who want him for Thanksgiving.

Origin

1980s: abbreviation of septic tank, rhyming slang for Yank.

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