Yankism

See also: yankism

English

Alternative forms

• yankism

Etymology

From Yank +‎ -ism.

Noun

Yankism (plural Yankisms)

1. (often derogatory) A word or phrase originating from or specific to American English.

   Synonyms: Americanism, Yankeeism

   • 1996 October 16, Peter H.M. Brooks, “Racist horseshit”, in uk.legal‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-24:

     I had thought that 'coon' was a Yankism for raccoon, having learned that it isn't, I am pleased that I didn't use the word inadvertently to insult people that I met in Yankland.

   • 2002 November 29, Guig, “OT Ebberdeen to loose manager”, in uk.sport.football.clubs.celtic‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-24:

     The word is 'lose' not 'loose' - please, no yankisms in here.

   • 2003 August 24, Seppo Renfors, “The KRS Hoax - Part 1”, in soc.history.medieval‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-24:

     > While there may be SOME native born Americans who speak spanish or polish as their primary language, I can't believe there are very many.
     By hell that Yankism grates BADLY on the ear. It is one that display GROSS stupidity, as it is apparently a NEED for you to define the fact that people are indeed "born" as opposed to assembled from cadavers to some kind of a bitsa or whatever else might lurk in those dark corners of your mind!

   • 2004 January 7, Grant Erwin, “Oxy/Acet torch question”, in rec.crafts.metalworking‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-24:

     I think "rosebud" may be a Yankism. To me it means a torch with a head on it about as big as your fist, which throws a gigantic amount of heat.

Coordinate terms

• (dialectisms) dialectism; Americanism (Yankeeism, Yankism), Australianism, Britishism (anglicism, Briticism), Canadianism, Indianism, Irishism, Scotticism, southernism, New Zealandism