User blog comment:Blood Reaper/Skyrim released a day early/@comment-3076045-20111104132440/@comment-4113369-20111104174136

According to wikipedia, english-seapking countries other than the US use it as a deragatory, playful, or colloquial term for Americans. I know Wikipedia isn't always the most reliable source for information, but I think I remember reading something similar on TvTropes, so then it must be true...