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Yankspeak

Yankspeak noun: the English language as spoken by Americans.

Noun

Yankspeak (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The English language as spoken by Americans.

Origin of Yankspeak

From Yank + -speak.

Questions about Yankspeak

What does Yankspeak mean?
Yankspeak means the English language as spoken by Americans.
What part of speech is Yankspeak?
Yankspeak is a noun.

Words near Yankspeak in the dictionary

  1. yanks
  2. yanks around
  3. yanks off
  4. yanks one's crank
  5. yanks someone's chain
  6. Yankspeak
  7. Yanktard
  8. Yanktards
  9. Yankton
  10. Yankton County
  11. Yanktonai

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