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Septic
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septic sèptic
English
Etymology
Short form of Australian rhyming slang en septic tank Yank.
Noun
en UK Australia New Zealand Cockney rhyming slang en septic; an American.
en 1992 February The Brit Pack Spin http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yLVeu01ciK8C&pg=PT42&lpg=PT42&dq=%22septics%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&source=bl&ots=fjAkh5rSaQ&sig=HVSkIIAx8icWJuaFGYzBBTxs7II&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9og_UJjKD5OhiQeRioHICQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22septics%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 41 Not only didn′t he want to tour he didn′t even want “Septics” (“Septic Tanks,″ meaning Yanks) to buy his records.
Related terms
en Seppo
en septic