Yank

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Contraction of Yankee

[edit] Noun

Yank (plural Yanks)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (US) Someone living, or who was born, above the Mason-Dixon line.
2. (elsewhere) Anyone from the United States.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (pejorative) Someone from the USA with bad manners while visiting another country.

[edit] Synonyms

• (native of New England): New Englander
• (native of the USA): American

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