Yankey

Noun

Yankee (plural Yankees)

1. (Southern US) A native or inhabitant of the northern United States.
   • […]so that I couldn't help telling her, sir, that in our country, leastways in Virginia (they say the Yankees are very pert), young people don't speak of their elders so.1857–1859, W[illiam] M[akepeace] Thackeray, chapter XXXIV, in The Virginians. A Tale of the Last Century, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1858–1859...
2. (Northern-US, Southern US) A native or inhabitant of New England.
3. (French, Louisiana) An anglo, someone without French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
4. (Commonwealth, derogatory, sometimes) A native or inhabitant of the United States in general.
   • ...in a short time, a kind of infectious mirth and pride in their bargains took possession of the place, and every one bought something, holding out their purchases to view, and praising them in the words and phraseology of the young yankees, who, finding their own importance, were not slow to...1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter XXXIX, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 194

   Synonyms:

   American, US American, Americunt, Ameritard, Seppo, septic, United Statesian, United Statian, Usanian, USian

5. (Southern US, derogatory, historical, often) Any individual associated with the Union; that is, the United States federal government, during the American Civil War.

   Antonyms:

   Confederate, southron, reb

6. A player for the New York Yankees.

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