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Originally Posted by Perikles
I have never thought that there is a derogatory connotation to the (quite recent) label. I can only imagine it is a simple reproduction of what the word 'American' sounds like to a Brit when spoken badly by a citizen of the US, in a similar fashion to the name of the English spoken in Australia, referred to as 'Strine'. It is as simple as that. I don't actually know which obscene or offensive word you might be referring to.
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The meaning referred to as derogatory is a
pubic wig.
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Originally Posted by mugaliens
- Just a merkin...
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Your own words
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