sassenachs

Dismissively, Scots call the English "sassenachs" - derived from the Gaelic for Saxon - just as the English deride Scots as jocks not in the American usage for sporting type or radio host, but for a prevalent first name.

NYT > Home Page By ALAN COWELL 2012

Dismissively, Scots call the English "sassenachs" - derived from the Gaelic for Saxon - just as the English deride Scots as jocks not in the American usage for sporting type or radio host, but for a prevalent first name.

NYT > Home Page By ALAN COWELL 2012

Strachan's Facebook page had more than 500 supporters early Tuesday, with comments overwhelmingly calling for the ban to be dropped and blaming it on "sassenachs and numpties".

Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

Carry on like this and anarchy will prevail on the streets of London, parties of enraged sassenachs will be stringing up every Scottish loon they can lay their hands on in Downing

The Coffee House | Politics and News Discussion Forum 2010

now here,s a dreadful thing, it,s even caught on in scotland, making porridge in the microwave,eeecchh, even me ma does it now, i put salt and black pepper in me porridge, love the look on the sassenachs face when i do it, :

What I cooked last night. 2006

Well, maybe a few sub-episilons wrapped in George crosses and full of beer during the world cup, but they’re not a patch on the hard-done-to northerners whinging about the sassenachs.

Belfast, Nottingham, Austin... Hal Duncan 2006

Good idea, since we are allways cleaning up the shit you sassenachs leave behind.

Toytown Germany - Germany feed 2008

They begin the series with a look back at our club's� performances in European competition which, despite what the sassenachs might think, is not as bad as all that (as long [.

Soccer Blogs - latest posts 2009