An English person or person of English ancestry.
The puppets garner regard and respect because they cost more to create and maintain than human beings. I sometimes wonder if we're reverting to the old Anglo-Saxon legal concept of wergild...
just found out that plé is cognate to plea in english, both having come through an anglo-norman descendant of placere in latin. don't talk to me.
An English person or person of English ancestry.
Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
"anglo" means an english person or person of english ancestry. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"anglo" means an english person or person of english ancestry. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(slang, derogatory) An English person or person of English ancestry.
(slang, pejorative) A white, English-speaking Brit, American, Canadian, New Zealander, or Australian, particularly of ethnic British descent.
(Australia) An Australian of English ancestry.
The absolute pinnacle expression of quintessential Anglo-British behavior — the moment something is so culturally white British that it could not possibly be more so. Peak anglo is the apex of repression, politeness, and mild discomfort turned into an art form. It's apologizing to inanimate objects you bumped into, queuing for something that hasn't opened yet, and describing a devastating personal catastrophe as 'a bit of a situation.' Not an insult so much as an affectionate identification of the most distilled version of that particular cultural mode.
In 1587, Queen Mary, who many English Catholics considered as their real queen, was beheaded for plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth. Having concluded an Anglo Scottish alliance the previous year, the execution drew only…
"anglo" is informal English meaning an english person or person of english ancestry. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "an english person or person of english ancestry" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "anglo" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“The puppets garner regard and respect because they cost more to create and maintain than human beings. I sometimes wonder if we're reverting to the old Anglo-Saxon legal concept of wergild...”
“In 1587, Queen Mary, who many English Catholics considered as their real queen, was beheaded for plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth. Having concluded an Anglo Scottish alliance the previous year, the execution drew only formal protests from King James. 5/10”
“just watched the odyssey trailer and those are some of the whitest, waspiest, most Anglo Saxon looking people they possibly could’ve picked”
“Well.. Clarence Thomas looks BLACK but acts as a Anglo Saxon anti BLACK and Hispanic”
“Whole parts of Africa and India are like this! I think it's different in more parts of Asia too but I know not-too-much about those places. The Anglo world is weird”
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An anglo concertina.
Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
“The Anglo-Saxon period in Britain is considered to have started by about 450 and ended in 1066, with the Norman Conquest.”
“# Anglo-Saxons Anglo-Saxons Early medieval cultural group in Britain This article is about the medieval Anglo-Saxons.”
“The Anglo-Saxons, in some contexts simply called Saxons or the English, were a cultural group who spoke Old English and inhabited much of what is now England and south-eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages.”
“For example, "Anglo-American culture is different from French culture." Political leaders including [Winston Churchill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill "Winston Churchill"), [Franklin D.”
“# Anglo Anglo Prefix indicating English origin or relation For other uses, see [Anglo (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo_(disambiguation) "Anglo (disambiguation)").”
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(nonstandard) A British person or person of British ancestry.
Back when we went to the World Cup in South Africa, we saw many anglos waving English flags.
“just found out that plé is cognate to plea in english, both having come through an anglo-norman descendant of placere in latin. don't talk to me.”
“"The analysis Trump endorsed is that America is defined not by its founding values but by its Anglo-Saxon cultural and genetic heritage." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...”
“You know, the more I think about Donold being the King of Venezuela, the more sense it makes because there's one thing we all know and that's the fact that Anglo-Saxons are better in the Tropics...”
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