<noun> Colloquial

1. Term used by Southern Americans to refer to a Northern American.

2. Term used by foreign nations, chiefly Britain and Australia to refer to Americans.

==> The term is thought to derive from Dutch settlers in the 1600's referring to the English colonials as 'Jan Kees' (John Cheese) which entered our language with the spelling 'Yankees,' as that is how it would sound in Dutch. 'Yanks' is simply a shortened form of it.

what the british, australians, new zealander, etc. call americans.

the yanks really are a diverse lot. some are smart, some are dumb. some are hot, some are fat (where i live, the fat ones are mostly mexican). they tend to be ridiculed by the world because of the poor excuse of a president they had to deal with from 2000-2008 and the fiasco of a war he started.

A British/Australian term for all Americans, regardless of position. We don't care if it's really a shortening of 'Yankee', or northern Americans. We just fucking use it this way.

A guy who is generally annoying and has major moobs

Slang for Yankees, which refers to all the people of the United States, particularly those of the northern and New England states. This word is most often used by the Australian and British. Contrary to some uneducated beliefs, the diverse and multicultural people of the U.S. have greatly influenced the world in culture and lifestyle through their coveted media industry. Also notable is the country's position in fueling the global economy and the amount of aid, both financial and military, given around the world, which far exceeds any other country.

It's not cool to sound American. They are the earth's vermin. Uneducated, uncultured, god-fearing morons with a penchant for deeply ingrained racism and general war-mongering. Nuking the Deep South would save the world from alot of problems.

the single most disgusting group of people on the planet. they feed on war, suffering and racism. they are warmongerers who invade other people's country's in a futile bid to give them "political freedom" (i.e. american facism). they are all morbidly obese child molesting pig-rapists who enjoy nothing more than being self-righteous small minded homophobic racist bullies. they also belive that the ability to shoot and maim innocent people make you free. their current leader, bush, is a shining example of why they shouldn't be alowed to be a free country. they belive that the world looks up to them, the pioneers of global warming, and proud creators of the extralarge mega big Mac. and they wonder why 9/11 happend (not that it was a good thing).