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seppo

seppo is the alternative letter-case form of Seppo.

Noun capitalized: Seppo

Seppo (plural Seppos)

  1. (Australia, slang) An American.
    • ‘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...2010, Emily Maguire, Smoke in the Room, page 17

Synonyms of seppo

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Forms of seppo

pluralseppos
pluralSeppos

Origin of seppo

From septic tank (rhyming slang for Yank) + -o (colloquialising suffix).

Words that rhyme with seppo

Questions about seppo

What does seppo mean?
Seppo means an American.
What is seppo the alternative letter-case form of?
Seppo is the alternative letter-case form of Seppo.
What part of speech is seppo?
Seppo is a noun.
What is the plural of seppo?
The plural of seppo is seppos.

Words near seppo in the dictionary

  1. sepoys
  2. Seppala
  3. Seppala Siberian Sleddog
  4. Seppala Siberian Sleddogs
  5. Seppalas
  6. seppo
  7. Seppoland
  8. seppos
  9. seppuku
  10. seppukus
  11. seprase

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