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The Gaelic term for a Saxon. Survives in modern day Ireland and Scotland as a derogatory term for an English person. I went into a pub in Templebar but it was full of Sassenachs so i left straight away.
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A Scot's term for an english person. Supposedly said with mirth but often containing thinly veiled hostility. Och. A sassenach.
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Refers to the non Celtic/gaelic speaking Britons usually of Saxon antecedents. Usually meant as a mild put down. "My poor sister is stuck with a drunk for a husband."
"Dont worry, it could be worse. He could be a sober Sassenach." |
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