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gringos have been downplaying brazilians fear of US intervention and and in other to deflect they went back to good old "gringo is a slur" posting
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How is United Statesian a slur though? That is the literal translation of the demonym for them that is accepted and commonly used in Latin America? Estadounidense. Emphasis on dense I guess.
United Statsian is the correct term for USians in portuguese and spanish (we rarely use outside of formal context because the name of the country sucks), it was used since at least the 1860s iirc. Gringo is not exclusive to americans though, it's more a term used to anyone who was not born in a Latin American Country or Family/Culture. Never heard Yank being used, just Yankee.
Here in Mexico most people say Estadounidense but will know what you mean if you say Americano. Interestingly I noticed that when people speak English they will say American though
Yank is more of a British term. It means the same as yankee in Britain. Yankee can be used by Americans on other Americans, but yank just means 'American'
Formal Portuguese borderline requires that its writers use multiple nouns for the same thing. Sure, it used to be in vogue to not use the word 'american' back in the 1990s. But, really, all actual writers just use Americano, Norte Americano, Ianque and Estadunidense regardless of connotation.