sassenach
/ˈsæsənæk/
noun
- A term used by Scottish or Irish people for an English person, sometimes in a mildly teasing or unfriendly way.
- In the novel, the Highland clan viewed the sassenach soldiers with suspicion.
- My grandmother, who was from Glasgow, used to call my English friend a sassenach.
- The old Scotsman called the tourist a sassenach with a wink.
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