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German slang for "US citizens", shortend from "Amerikaner". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ami https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ami

• weinzierl 4y ago
  Be careful, it is derogatory.
  • slater 4y ago
    What? No it isn't.
    • weinzierl 4y ago
      If you are not offended by it, good for you. If I was American I'd definitely be, and that is judged as a German who knows how that word is used here. "Ami – go home!" is a popular enough slogan that it has it's own Wikipedia entry[1], unsurprisingly only in German and French. [1] https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_–_go_home https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_–_go_home! EDIT: For some reason the link doesn't work on HN. Either copy and paste "https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_–_go_home https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ami_–_go_home!" or use https://bit.ly/3CZXNxh https://bit.ly/3CZXNxh
    • School-Cotton 4y ago
      Some people seem to think all slang terms for cultural groups are automatically derogatory. A sizable proportion of people from the US get offended that people from Latin America call them “gringos” too (which is ridiculous IMO).
      • weinzierl 4y ago
        "Ami" isn't just any slang term, it is a politically loaded word. Besides being used as a common derogatory expression it was often used by the RAF[1] and their followers, especially in the slogan "Ami – go home!". [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction