Nicknames/diminutives and alternative names in both French and Italian
for Americans/America, similar to frogs, limey, etc. Please stipulate,
if possible, if the word is rude, perjorative, fond, etc. and if
currently in use.
Thank youI find it very tactful that no one has commented. Come on, just give
us one "fond" nickname. Please :-)Legoff --
The French have long used "Les Amers" for Americans. I recall seeing
it in the post-war writings of Simone de Beauvoir. "Amer" in French
means bitter (or bitters in the plural). I suspect with the lack of
"entente" that we've seen politically there are much better
plays-on-words, especially when the American president's name is a
root-syllable for several French words.
There's an interesting way to do the Google search here -- and I'll
use the French example because I have no Italian:
-- Google Advanced search
-- Enter these two search terms like the following:
americain argot
expression americain argot
-- check the box for French language only
Best regards,
Omnivorous-GAThank you for your responses. When I used the word "fond" it was for
lack of a more explicit term. Perhaps "neutral" would suffice, on the
same order as "brit" or "limey".
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inserito da wktd il 14 March 2010
