• DamarcusArt
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    Is it cockney? I thought it was an Australian thing, we call them seppos sometimes too.

    • JustSo [she/her, any]@hexbear.net
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      A lot of Australian slang has roots in cockney rhyming slang.

      edit: but yes seppo is an aussie thing, I don’t think I’ve seen english people use it ever.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      Australia has its own form of cockney rhyming slang and derivative terms. The only one I know other than seppo though is “have a squiz.” (Have a look, since Squizzy Taylor was a famous crook)