echineko 1 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Can anyone tell me about it, what meaning? Is it bad word? Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 I believe Ocean had the definitive post on Cockney rhyming slang, but let me take a stab at it. Some English speakers from a part of London known as the "East End" used a funny kind of slang, called "rhyming slang". They took it to Australia when they...erm...moved there long ago. Instead of using a particular word, they'd use another word with a similar sound. For example, Americans are sometimes called Yankees or Yanks, right? Well, in rhyming slang: "Yank" rhymes with "septic tank"...and "septic tank" can be shortened to "seppo". Result: A "seppo" is a bad word for Americans. However, most Americans don't know this, so Australians love to use the word "seppo" in front of Americans...the Americans have no idea what the Australians are talking about. Master Ocean, how did I do? My Dad grew up in Bethnal Green and my Mom in Chiswick BTW. Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 echi-chan, you would be best typing that word in the search function of the forum, and seeing what u get. or try a dictionary definition Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 or u could read badmigs explanation...all will suffice Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 DOES THAT MEAN I GOT IT RIGHT?!?! Link to post Share on other sites
mikazooki 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 'cept that the kiwis might have got a mention. they matter too, u know... ...or is it the opposite?? second thoughts, forget what i said. good job BM, nice coverage of the topic. Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Sorry! Actually, the first person to explain "seppo" to me was Mogski (from CC). However, I've never heard him or his Kiwi mates actually use the term in conversation, so I assumed it was mainly an Oz thing and intentionally left out Kiwis in my amateurish explanation. Apologies to all from NZ, one of the world's last good places. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Nice work migs. Nailed it good and prop'er there guv'nor. Australians were surely very wise to move from Central London to Australia considering the weather and the price of housing. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 this has been covered to death. Call Aussie etc anything and no complaints. They make the skin thicker down under! Link to post Share on other sites
Siem Reeves 0 Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 well, i'm a kiwi and i have never heard that word in my life... or the spelling could just be a lot different to the way it is said... or maybe i just led a sheltered life and need to ask some of my friends about it Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted October 9, 2003 Author Share Posted October 9, 2003 Thank you its interesting/ Link to post Share on other sites
rach 1 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I'd never heard of that word until I heard of it on this board. Do the Americans who know about it on here find it offensive? Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 i didn't know about it either til i read it elsewhere on the forum. so it's not really offensive to me. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Indosnm: this has been covered to death. Call Aussie etc anything and no complaints. They make the skin thicker down under! nadgers... no-one ever calls Aussies bad names, lest they cry... (lets see how many thick-skinned Aussies get their knickers twisted now) Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I don't particularly like the term, for what it is worth. But I try to stay away from any name slang with negative connotations. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 what about frogs? that pisses the french doesn't it? Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I'm careful who I use the term around. I know that some people (like our dear friend Mr Zero) don't like the word. It's the same with the "C" word. A lot of people I know have issues with that word so I am careful not to use words like that around them. Personally I don't see the word as a bad one but I can see why people don't like it. Each to their own. Link to post Share on other sites
LARD 0 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Don't care. I think most people have no idea about this one anyways. Link to post Share on other sites
peaker 0 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by miteyak: nadgers... no-one ever calls Aussies bad names, lest they cry... (lets see how many thick-skinned Aussies get their knickers twisted now) [/qb] I dunno Ive been called a roo shagger a couple of times. I have a few kiwi mates who like to pat all their pockets like theyve lost their wallet and then say they were just practicing the aussie haka. Then theres the criminal gags that come up on account of a lot of aussies being descended from convicts. There ya go mate, have a go with those if youre stuck for ideas. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 being from Adelaide, which was the first free settled city we have always been not targeted with being desendants of crims! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted October 15, 2003 Share Posted October 15, 2003 On the internet Rugby newsgroup, Australians getted called "convicts" much to their displeasure and chagrin. Link to post Share on other sites
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