What is Yankee?
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The word is a derogatory term used to describe Americans by the Brits, Canadians, Australians and the like; but in the USA used to define an American from the Northern States in the USA, such as New England and the Mid-West.
It was most notably used to describe to the Federal Solders and other Northerners by the Confederates during the Civil War Era. Even though some foreigner’s refer to all American’s as Yankees, does not make it so. Call a Southerner a Yankee and he’ll think you’re either just plain dumb or that you are trying to pick a fight.
The characteristics often associated with a stereotypical Yankee are shrewdness, thrift, craftiness, rudeness, arrogance, and loudness.
To foreigners, a Yankee is an American.
To Americans, a Yankee is a Northerner.
To Easterners, a Yankee is a New Englander.
To New Englanders, a Yankee is a Vermonter.
And in Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast
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1) A group of millions of Americans, that are from the Northern states of the USA.
2) What british people call americans.
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1) Some southerners are tired of the huge yankee migration that's coming down south.
2)British dude: I just saw 2 yankees..
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3.
A term for members of the union during the civil war, but still used by southerners making fun of the norths bland food and squeaky accents.
Southern Guy: Look at that yankee, fuckin tree hugger.
4.
1. Slang Term for an American Northerner used in the US, in other parts of the world, slang for American.
2. A Japanese juvenile delinquent, usually with bleached hair and part of a youth gang.
1: "Bloody Yankee! Who does he think he is, cutting to the front of the queue?"
2: "Watch out for that Yankee Chick. I heard she bashed some guy's head in for looking at her funny."
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An American. Period. Anyone living in the United States or claiming to be a citizen on the U.S.A.
Check out those yankees ordering light beer. Don't they know this is a brew pub?
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Their are three types of yankees:
1)Yankee-Someone who was born and still lives in the north.
2)Damn Yankee- Someone born in the north who moves to the south with intentions on moving back up north.
3)GD Yankee- Someone born in the north who moves to the south with intentions of staying in the south.
My girlfriend is a GD yankee.
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1. Derogatory term used by Brits, Aussies and Argies (from Argentina) to refer to Americans.
2. A southerner term to refer to a northern person.
Brit: "Look at that bloody yank girl, she's so fat..."
Aussie: "Yanks don't ride kangaroo as good as we do!"
Argie: "Let's burn a yankee flag to show the world we hate Bush!"
Southerner: "That yankee thinks I'm weird just cause I tried to have sex with my VCR"
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