# Britishers: is this a deadly insult?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 2, 2026, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishers-is-this-a-deadly-insult/1033542 "2026-10-02T17:08:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishers-is-this-a-deadly-insult/1033542/61 "2026-10-07T08:51:45Z")

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> [@The\_Stafford\_Cripps](#):
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> Indeed - lots of British people would actually laugh if an American tried to use the word to offend them.

I don’t even know how it’s an insult. Eating limes at sea if a Good Thing! Like the French calling us ‘les rosbifs’. Eating roast beef is great, ‘froggies’!

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