Citations:Uessian

English citations of Uessian

Adjective: "(informal) of or pertaining to the United States"

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• 1997 May 22, Anthony Duggan, “Convenient Abortions”, in misc.writing‎^[1] (Usenet):

  I would like to remind some of our Uessian cousins that your constitution (a beautiful ideal, IMO) was deemed a requirement by your founding fathers for a fledgling democracy.

• 1997 July 9, Robert Lieblich, “Re: "Since" vs "Because" ?”, in alt.usage.english‎^[2] (Usenet):

  Ah, the impenetrable Uessian usages. "Heels" is short for "Tarheels," which is the nickname of the athletic teams of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Noun: "(informal) a citizen or resident of the United States"

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• 1934, Joseph Jones, "Hail, Fredonia!", American Speech, Volume 9, Number 1, February 1934, page 12:

  So instead of Americans, or, sometimes, Yankees, we might have been known as Usaners, or United Statesers, United Statesese, United Statesards, United Statesmen, or Uessians, or Unionists, as the human fancy varies.

• 1938, Lousi Pound, American Speech - Volume 13 - Page 64

  Suggests 'Uessian' (U-S-ian) instead of 'American,' since 'American' rightly belongs to any person in North or South America.

• 2007, Bob Buckel, "A Glimpse of the Big Picture…", Azle News, September 2007:

  Don’t get me wrong – I like Americans, or Uessians or whatever it is we should be calling ourselves.