PropertyValue
rdfs:label
  • Tam syn
rdfs:comment
  • During the Vietnam War, Tam Syn (Vietnamese: "person I refuse to bow to") was a common phrase used to depict anger or frustration towards the Viet Cong. The phrase is considered to be a parallel insult to the English term "son of a bitch." Though the phrase did not remain popular after the war, many veterans called reporters who hounded them when they were getting off the planes back home "tam syns."
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Page
  • Tam syn
substed
  • yes
Day
  • 15
Month
  • July
Timestamp
  • 20120715081124
Year
  • 2012
abstract
  • During the Vietnam War, Tam Syn (Vietnamese: "person I refuse to bow to") was a common phrase used to depict anger or frustration towards the Viet Cong. The phrase is considered to be a parallel insult to the English term "son of a bitch." Though the phrase did not remain popular after the war, many veterans called reporters who hounded them when they were getting off the planes back home "tam syns."