Yank

nounattested in dialogue

//jæŋk//
//jeɪ̯ŋk//
//jɛ̃ŋk//

A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Someone from the northern United States.

noun

1
A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Someone from the northern United States.
Halt! come down there, you Yanks, come down!
“I do wish I might of found you in my sights when you was with them damn Yanks,” Abner added.
Corporal Bob explained, “The Yanks has tha best weapons. But us Rebs know how to shoot tha damn things. […]”
2
A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Someone from the northern United States. One from New England.
3
historicalA native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Someone from the northern United States. Someone on the Union side.
4
slangA native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Someone from the United States.
The smart and inventive turn of the modern Yank has made him a specialist in ingenious devices, straight or crooked. Unpickable locks and invincible lock-pickers, burglar-proof safes and safe-specializing burglars, come equally from the States.
“This time,” he General Alphonse-Pierre Juin] told the Yanks, “you have not crossed to win new victories but to preserve peace. […]”

Etymology

Clipping of Yankee.

Forms

plural: Yanks

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Yank · A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. Someone from the northern United States.

yankee · A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut…Yankee · A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States: A…Yankees · The team New York Yankees.

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