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Definition of Sassenach in English: Sassenachnounˈsasənaxˈsasənakˈsæsəˌnæk Irish, Scottish derogatory An English person. Example sentencesExamples - With only some 15,000 players aged between eight and 18 to England's quarter of a million, Scotland do not have the kind of conveyor belt that the Sassenachs so often enjoy.
- Like a comforting bedtime story, we Sassenachs cannot hear it repeated enough.
- Imagine the same holding true for the Scottish parliament, which has a fair contingent of Sassenachs.
- Scotland have had worse beatings at the hands of the Sassenachs than they sustained last weekend, but few which left one so depressed.
- Scotland had myths and legends and painted people; in exchange for money it gave the Sassenachs romance.
- Also, American audiences and Sassenachs will be bemused by the strong accents.
- For no particular reason I thought it maybe was time for the clans to rally round and attack the sassy Sassenachs south of the border.
- The Daily Record, The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald are all headed by pure-bred Sassenachs.
- He is of course, a Scots Nationalist, who wants to free his country from the colonial grip of the Sassenachs.
- I think a complete break-up of the union would be foolish for all of us, Sassenachs and Scots alike.
- For the TV version the radio cast was swelled by two Sassenachs, and the result was a fast-moving, irreverent and lively production that featured a number of recurring characters and situations.
adjectiveˈsasənaxˈsasənakˈsæsəˌnæk Irish, Scottish derogatory English. Example sentencesExamples - Indeed, at one point, with only six men, they drove the eight-strong Sassenach pack back with a splendidly concerted shove.
- It leaves the typical member of the Glasgow professional class with a distinct but wholly comprehensible (to Sassenach ears) Scottish accent.
- The media community is reluctant to admit that Sassenach papers could overtake the homegrown product.
Origin Early 18th century (as a noun): from Scottish Gaelic Sasunnoch, Irish Sasanach, from Latin Saxones 'Saxons'. Definition of Sassenach in US English: Sassenachnounˈsasəˌnakˈsæsəˌnæk Irish, Scottish derogatory An English person. Example sentencesExamples - Imagine the same holding true for the Scottish parliament, which has a fair contingent of Sassenachs.
- The Daily Record, The Scotsman and the Sunday Herald are all headed by pure-bred Sassenachs.
- He is of course, a Scots Nationalist, who wants to free his country from the colonial grip of the Sassenachs.
- I think a complete break-up of the union would be foolish for all of us, Sassenachs and Scots alike.
- For the TV version the radio cast was swelled by two Sassenachs, and the result was a fast-moving, irreverent and lively production that featured a number of recurring characters and situations.
- Scotland have had worse beatings at the hands of the Sassenachs than they sustained last weekend, but few which left one so depressed.
- Scotland had myths and legends and painted people; in exchange for money it gave the Sassenachs romance.
- Also, American audiences and Sassenachs will be bemused by the strong accents.
- With only some 15,000 players aged between eight and 18 to England's quarter of a million, Scotland do not have the kind of conveyor belt that the Sassenachs so often enjoy.
- Like a comforting bedtime story, we Sassenachs cannot hear it repeated enough.
- For no particular reason I thought it maybe was time for the clans to rally round and attack the sassy Sassenachs south of the border.
adjectiveˈsasəˌnakˈsæsəˌnæk Irish, Scottish derogatory English. Example sentencesExamples - The media community is reluctant to admit that Sassenach papers could overtake the homegrown product.
- Indeed, at one point, with only six men, they drove the eight-strong Sassenach pack back with a splendidly concerted shove.
- It leaves the typical member of the Glasgow professional class with a distinct but wholly comprehensible (to Sassenach ears) Scottish accent.
Origin Early 18th century (as a noun): from Scottish Gaelic Sasunnoch, Irish Sasanach, from Latin Saxones ‘Saxons’. |