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A yanki is simply a subculture that was popular in Japan in the 80's and 90's. Moreover, it was basically the style of delinquent students. They were characterized by punch perms or pompadours, shaved eyebrows, altered school uniforms, popping squats, being poor students and causing violence or trouble. Yanki is a term that applies to both boys and girls. Although it is said some yanki would be recruited into the yakuza, or Japanese organized crime, this is not always true. Many yanki simply joined the regular workforce and lived regular, productive lives after high school. Being a yanki was simply a way to enjoy youth and lash out at society similar to the punk rock movement in the West.

Bosozoku had a similar style to yanki, but were known for their outrageous and illegally modified motorcycles. Their outfits usually consisted of long jackets or flight suits consisting of complicated kanji with multiple meanings. On occasion, bike gangs would gather and parade down streets interfering with traffic or waking people at night. In their heyday, both yanki and bosozoku were considered a menace to society.

The term "yanki" has been popularized in American culture through the movie Kamikaze Girls. However, in Japan it comprises whole a genre of comics, movies, and even music.
He used to be a feared yanki with a huge pompadour and shaved eyebrows, but now he is a family-man working construction.

delinquent, Japan, yakuza, subculture, bosozoku, kamizake girls
yanki by R Duffy March 8, 2008
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a japanese gangster. they usually are in highschool and when they are they graduate to yakuza
in kamikaze girls there was a lot of yankis!
yanki by yakuza June 11, 2006
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Yanki by Nika force November 22, 2021
a person whose testicles are not enough concrete is almost a rhinoceros
Yankı the most special man of the groupwow

he's coming shut your mouth
yankı by 1.Robinson November 21, 2021
“I don’t want to see the back, I want to see the front. Everything sometime somethings happens ya.” (Yankı, 101)

A boy who is full of Nasrettin shit. He was a wise man in his previous life.

He is allergic to sitting down.
Wow yankı is not efkarli for the first time!
yankı by noodle101 November 22, 2021
“I don’t want to see the back, I want to see the front. Everything sometime somethings happens ya.”(YANKI, 101) a.k.a wise man

He was Nasrettin Hoca in his previous life, hovewer now he is allergic to sitting down.
He is an efkarlı person till death.
Wow, look at Yankı, he is efkarlı again.
yankı by noodle101 November 22, 2021
A person who has a penis longer than 16 inches
I am a yankı
yankı by prof. dr November 22, 2021
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