by luisakasarge May 13, 2008
Get the sasanac mug.A small town along Rt. 3 in Upstate NY, which is commonly mistaken with Saranac Lake, which is a different town altogether. Also known as 'That place where people eat rocks and are basically Canadian.'
by -Zoop~Whoop January 14, 2013
Get the Saranac mug.Word used in the English spoken in Scotland, which is directly from the Scottish(Gaelic) language. Sassanach literally meaning Saxon. This originally meant an Englishman. Then as Scottish(Gaelic) lost it's footing as the majority language of Scotland(geographically and 'de facto'), Scottish(Gaelic) speakers used the word to describe anyone who spoke any Anglian based language(i.e. the English language as spoken in England, Hiberno-English, Scoto-English/Lallans/('Scots') e.t.c) Nowadays, it has become common in Scoto-English/Lallans ('Scots'), and is used to refer to English people. Although not explicitly derogatory, some people (notably the English) consider it to be so.
by Dòmhnallan May 14, 2008
Get the Sassanach mug.a little hick town where drinking everynight is a norm. home of some good marijuana. lots of drama goes on. most kids will never get the chance to leave the town when they are older. many star high school athletes think they are gods, but really are worthless now. if you are looking for someone, theres a good chance that they are at Shues adk bar and grill. its population is around 5,000 but thats mostly old people or waste of lives. in the winter it is one of the coldest places in the nation. in the summer its one of the most fun places to be. going up the lake for days is the best. the fall has one of the best folliage and the spring doesnt really exsist its just mud season. friends stick together and a group of them together will take on any group of kids when they are trashed. its a place like no other
by get er in ya January 7, 2007
Get the saranac lake mug.Derogatory term for an English person. Said in anger when they have wronged you or just used generally to describe an english person. The word originates from Scotland and is comonly used with the word Bastard.
Dave you cheating sassanack bastard you have fucking known where that ace was all along. I suppose I shouldn't expect anything else as its in your blood. You lose!
by Alastair S January 10, 2009
Get the sassanack mug.Is a small scenic town in the Adirondacks where snow can fall four feet in one night or not at all for months. The town provides possibility for anyone to leave. As it is so far north, those who want to adventure out and see the world will. While others stay and enjoy life as they have always known. Saranac Lake in any season is as precious as a painting by Monet, captured in wild colors giving wilderness life on canvas. With long winters the possibility of never seeing the sun on a summers day feels endless, but in the end the sun will show. It's a place where people from all over the world come to see the change of leaves and engage in an experience of a winter wonderland. By any other definition Saranac Lake would not be as it was, and is not defined by the people but by the beauty and possibility it provides.
by jarden February 12, 2008
Get the Saranac Lake mug.The incorrect spelling of the Gaelic word Sasannach. It means Englishman and comes from the word Saxon. Also every Outlander fan says it all the time. Also the ch makes a german ch, not a k.
Person 1: Oh, look at that sassanach! (I feel so Scottish).
Person 2: Carson a tha sibh ag ràdh sin cho neònach? Cuideachd chan eil sin ciamar a' bhith sibh a' sgrìobadh e!
Person 1: What.
Person 2: Carson a tha sibh ag ràdh sin cho neònach? Cuideachd chan eil sin ciamar a' bhith sibh a' sgrìobadh e!
Person 1: What.
by bupity bup May 5, 2022
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