Yankee
- noun
- /ˈjæŋki/
- Informal
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norteamericano
- When traveling in Europe, many locals referred to me as a Yankee because I was from the United States.
The effect of the ultra liberalism of our Yankee Co operators on the ultra despotism of our allies gives me just the balance I wanted.
- The effect of the ultra liberalism of our Yankee Co operators on the ultra despotism of our allies gives me just the balance I wanted.
Examples
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One might teach this cheeky Yankee some British slang.
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Uh, I was just asking Scott if he wanted to go to a yankee game sometime.
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The yankee hat comes with me everywhere.
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Maybe I'll get you a sombrero with a yankee symbol on it.
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I believe I'm startin' to like that yankee.
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Oh, those yankees.
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For a little redneck company like mine, it's somethin' to be talkin' to you yankee boys from Milwaukee.
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I'm going to give you the best boat we've got but you'd better take it now before the yankees who own it get back from sight seeing.
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During the international competition, the team was often called Yankees due to their American roots.
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As a tourist, I quickly learned that some people use the term Yankee to describe anyone from America.
Synonyms
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7.6
A person from the United States
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4.9
A person from the United States
People from the United States called by people in other countries
Idioms
Compounds
- Slur
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9.9
An insulting name used by southerners for a person from the northern United States
- Offensive
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9.6
A person from the United States who people from other countries often call jokingly or rudely
A determined, practical way of working hard and never giving up, often linked to people from the northern United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Yankee later came to mean any person from the United States when used by people outside America. One popular idea is that it began with the Dutch name Janke ('little John'), and because that name became a common label for people from America, outsiders often use Yankee to mean an American today.