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Yankees

Yankees

3.5
People from the United States called by people in other countries
  • noun
  • /ˈjæŋkiz/
  • Informal
translation icon : yanqui
  • Many foreigners refer to all people from the United States as Yankees when they travel abroad.

Examples

  • During the cultural festival, they celebrated the music and food of Yankees with traditional American dishes.

  • As a proud citizen, she often shares stories about her adventures living among Yankees in New York.

  • Butler, are you saying the Yankees can lick us?

  • Therefore, I don't like Yankees and the Giants both in USA and Japan.

  • I'll butt shout as wicked virus free Yankees suck.

  • All kinds of non romantic nonsense is spoken on both sides about how, oh, you know, the Yankees won't fight.

  • I've burped, my stomach's not feeling good, but I watched the Yankees and Bill Clinton stuff.

  • Giuliani was able to put a positive spin on the whole ordeal, saying, I know Yankee fans, they Boo you when they love you.

Synonyms

Yank
vsYankees
  • Informal
22 7.6

A person from the United States

is a casual foreign plural term for Americans generally
Americano
vsYankees
1 4.9

A person from the United States

is an informal foreign plural term used broadly across languages
Yankee-Doodle
vsYankees
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A person from the United States who people from other countries often call jokingly or rudely

is a general informal foreign plural term without mocking tone
Yankee
vsYankees
  • Informal
5.5

A person from the United States, especially as called by people outside that country

is a casual foreign plural label for Americans in general

Surface Forms

Yankees plural
Yankee singular

Morphology

Yankees = Yankee (transparent) = Yankee + s

The plural -s is a regular English inflection: the meaning is directly the plural of 'Yankee'.

Etymology

Yankees probably comes from a Dutch name Janke, which means 'little John' and was used as a friendly nickname for early settlers. Over time the name was used more widely for people from the United States, so Yankees now often means Americans in general.