Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically “american” too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?
Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by “Americans”, while it doesn’t for us.
The word I use most often aside from American is Seppo, which is derogatory rhyming slang (sep + -o, from septic tank → Yank → Yankee)
I’ve heard this in Australia but nowhere else. Is this Australian slang, or does somewhere else use it too?
NZ and UK use it too. I think I first learned it from a Brit.
We Brits generally use Yank, but Seppo is more Oz than UK. Though Aussie slang does tend to catch on on over here for some reason…
If somebody called me a seppo, I wouldn’t be offended, I’d just think they were kind of dumb. It’s just too silly to take seriously as an insult.