What do Australians call Americans?

Question

I looked up some slang terms, but I couldn't find that one. I could have sworn that there was a name for it.

Answer 1

I just call them Americans!

Answer 2

Know-alls.

Answer 3

most of us aussies tend to call Americans two things.

Americans (well duh)

and Yanks.

We dont try to offend you guys with the term Yanks and to be honest, I dont know what the meaning behind Yank is....but its always used as slang in newspapers and on TV.

Answer 4

Most of the time, just Americans. People don't say 'yanks' anymore unless they were using it in a derogatory manner.

Answer 5

Americans are Yanks, Septics or Seppoes. Until I saw the answers here, I thought all Australians knew all those terms, but obviously not.

Answer 6

Yanks or Septic Tanks. We had an American guy on TV when I was young that the media dubbed "The Lanky Yank".

Answer 7

Australia has a  history of rhyming slang its not meant as a derogatory usually its comment just a slang term.

Italian = eye tie

yank = septic tank

other slang Terms are also used but for the most part yank is used for Americans. Pommy for English etc

Answer 8

yanks

Answer 9

1 Obnoxious

2 Overweight

3 Cobber

4 Mate

Answer 10

Yanks or Yankees

We also use the rhyming slang which translates like this, Yank = Septic Tank.  It can be shortened to Seppo.

Answer 11

Yanks or yankees !!

Answer 12

Yanks?

Answer 13

Americans. what else would we call them?

"Yanks" but not that often - and usually when we want to make some derogatory remark about them.

Answer 14

They are sometimes called "septics" .   I do not use this term myself.

Answer 15

We usually just call them the yanks I can't really think of anything else we would call them?