Originally used by British settlers in New York (New Amsterdam) for the Dutch: it's a combination of the names Jan and Kees, very common Dutch male names.
What's that Dutch bloke called? I want to buy Manhattan from him for 1 dollar.
Oh I don't know, their names are so hard to remember. Just call him Yankee, you can't go wrong then.
Oh I don't know, their names are so hard to remember. Just call him Yankee, you can't go wrong then.
by TheresaB July 04, 2011
1. In the southern states, the term YANKEE is used to identify someone from a northern state, especially those that happen to be from NY. Some southern folk dislike yankees because they assume that the northerners are rude individuals. I think its just a misunderstanding of cultures.
2. When a New Yorker travels to another state, they may refer to themselves as a "yankee" to let everyone know that they are from the same place as the all time best baseball team in the world (not boston...they suck)
2. When a New Yorker travels to another state, they may refer to themselves as a "yankee" to let everyone know that they are from the same place as the all time best baseball team in the world (not boston...they suck)
1. "BAMA": Say folk, you talk funny. You ain't from down hurr. You must be a yankee.
"YANKEE": Nah son, I aint from these parts, im from Brooklyn.
"YANKEE": Nah son, I aint from these parts, im from Brooklyn.
by BadBoy81 August 10, 2005
by West Coast Rey June 22, 2017
A term many native Texans and southerners regardless of background use to describe people mostly from the upper Midwest and especially the northeast, usually Maryland and above. The western half of the United States, even far north states like Montana, Washington, and Alaska, are rarely taken into consideration because of their frontier nature and lack of accents. To Texans and southerners, Yankees are viewed as unfriendly, shrewd, indifferent, uppity, blunt, and a threat to their genial, warm, welcoming, and down home culture, which many Yankees view as intruding, a threat to privacy, and fake. Many well to do Yankees have migrated to Florida and Texas as retirement havens.
by waspcoloredstain April 06, 2017
When used in most of the world: an American
When used in Asia: any white person
When used in the USA: Someone from New England
When used in Asia: any white person
When used in the USA: Someone from New England
by dudeinwales November 16, 2006
A "Yankee" is a noun relating to handjobs or other sexual acts involving a tugging motion on the genitalia; however, it can be altered to create a verb.
A yankee in the noun sense is synonymous with the word handjob. It also could be used to refer to one of gives "yankees" or "handjobs" on a regular basis.
One could use alterations of the word to create a verb, e.g.: "yank," "yanked," or even "yankee'd."
A yankee in the noun sense is synonymous with the word handjob. It also could be used to refer to one of gives "yankees" or "handjobs" on a regular basis.
One could use alterations of the word to create a verb, e.g.: "yank," "yanked," or even "yankee'd."
by slcak0es08 March 26, 2011
Bill couldn't even find a swamp donkey at the bar, so he snuck into the bathroom for a quick yankee.
by SuperMuggins October 15, 2006