Original: The name has two different theories on how it was made , one being a mix of two suggestions , '' The Rejects '' and '' The All Americans '' . The other being that it came from a song '' Reject '' by Green Day , with the chorus , '' a reject , all american '' .
Simplified: The name All-American Reject was made from either a mix of two suggestions , '' The Rejects '' and '' The All Americans '' or the other being that it came from a song '' Reject '' by Green Day and had the chorus , '' a reject , all american '' .