Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—E

Englishman

The national nickname of an Englishman is “a John Bull.” The nation, taken in the aggregate, is nicknamed “John Bull.” The French nickname for an Englishman is “Godam.” (See Bull.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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