
I think one of their words (perhaps even the word 'American', I forget what it was for) was pronounced like it, but the American troops thought it was how they referred to themselves, and adopted it as a racist term towards east Asians.
I forget exactly what the history of it is, but it's racialist. Innit.
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I forget exactly what the history of it is, but it's racialist. Innit.

okay. Never mind then. I guess you're not as smart as I thought you were. I can't make you sammiches anymore, now.
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