I think Brit is short for the old fashioned Britisher. I don't see how it is pejorative. But "whingeing Pom" [1] is.

What about: "Sassenach; Redcoat. Old John Bull" ?

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[1] Pommy (also Pommie) noun ( pl. -mies) Austral./NZ. informal offensive a British person. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: of unknown origin; said by some to be short for pomegranate, as a near rhyme to immigrant, but evidence is lacking

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