rosbif

British  

/ ˌrəʊsˈbiːf, rɔsbif /

noun

1. a term used in France for an English person

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Etymology

Origin of rosbif

from French, from English roast beef , considered as being typically English

Example Sentences

Here may the Yankee find his pumpkin-pie and sherry-cobblers, the Englishman his rosbif, the German his sauerkraut, the Italian his macaroni.

From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard

By the time they reached Dover Giacomo, who knew no word of English but rosbif and the Times, was utterly broken.

From The Devourers by Chartres, Annie Vivanti

Hardly had they taken their places when Napoleon began to quiz Betsy on the fondness of the English for "rosbif and plum pudding."

From Napoleon's Young Neighbor by Reed, Helen Leah

They had never seen the sun, and habitually lived on half-raw "rosbif."

From The Days Before Yesterday by Hamilton, Frederick Spencer, Lord

I long for my native land, its porter-beer, its rosbif, its eternal mists, and its polismens.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various