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yankers

yankers is the plural of yanker.

Meaning of yanker

Noun

yanker (plural yankers)

  1. Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull
    • He's a yanker of braids, a tousler of bangs […]1991, Lindsley, The Prospect of Detachment, page 62
  2. (Scotland) A brazen lie
    • "Ay, billy, that is a yanker !" said Tam aside : " When ane is gaun to tell a lie, there's naething like telling a plumper at aince, and being done wi't1822, James Hogg, The Three Perils of Man, page 330
  3. Someone who pranks someone, who yanks chains, such as with crank calls.

Questions about yankers

What is yankers the plural of?
Yankers is the plural of yanker.

Words near yankers in the dictionary

  1. Yankeese
  2. Yankeetown
  3. yankeeweed
  4. Yankelovich
  5. yanker
  6. yankers
  7. Yankes
  8. Yankey
  9. Yankeydom
  10. Yankeys
  11. Yankies

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