Anglo-Saxonish story

Well, I suppose it means it's somehow characteristic of (or related to) the Anglo-Saxon race -- but you already knew that, right? Beyond this, I'm not sure what the implication is. Could you post the full context?

Hello Mr Word, thank you for your post. here's the context:

"Have I told you the story about Carl Laemmle, Sr.? This is a little Anglo-Saxonish, but it's worth it. This fellow had been sitting out there for a couple of days refusing to move. The third day Laemmle wanted to go to lunch and he said: 'Is that fellow still sitting out there?' The secretary said, 'Yes, What am I going to tell

Oh right, I think it's referring to the bad language. In English, short and direct words, such as four-letter profanities, often have Anglo-Saxon origins, contrasted with longer and more elaborate words that often have (ultimately) Latin origins. (As it happens, though, dictionaries date "f***" in English only to the 16th century, which surprises me. So although it's Germanic, it doesn't actuall

As a humorous aside, in AmEng at least, we often say, "pardon my French" if we have uttered something a little on the obscene side.

Thank you very much Mr Wordy, and Philip, too:)