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yankee doodles 

The anxiety one feels upon overhearing someone say something 'patriotic' that in reality, is terrifying.

The political heebie-jeebies.
"Usually I can just tune out Dale's rants about China but when he suggested Glen Beck run for president I got the yankee doodles."

Marcia: I might have voted for John McCain but there was just something in his smile that gave me the yankee doodles.

Louis: You base who you vote for off of their smiles? It's people like you who insist on beauty pageant elections that give me the yankee doodles.
yankee doodles by Bughat June 1, 2010
Word of the Day on August 7, 2024
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Yankee Doodle 

Exactly as it sounds, a "yank your doodle", in common terms, puffed up, a dandy, a wanker. A person with an inflated sense of their own importance. A person whose fantasies exceed their abilities.

A Middle English expression. Ye is pronounced 'e by all except the upper classes. Yank'ee doodle.
Yankee Doodle - Dirty Peasant One speaks to Dirty Lower class labourer Two about a well dressed young gentleman passing by, "Yank'ee doodle"
Yankee Doodle by PooBeetle1 January 24, 2011

yankee doodle boi 

an individual, most likely of hill-billy descent, who has similar tendencies to that of a white-supremacist. most likely has salami tits and a lower than average number of brain cells.
Adam: Do you believe that the US government contributed to the development of ISIS?
John: HOW DARE YOU EVEN MENTION U.S. AND ISIS IN THE SAME SENTENCE. AMERICA IS SINLESS!!
-In this conversation, John represents the YANKEE DOODLE BOI-
yankee doodle boi by Jess Jones February 12, 2017

yankee doodle 

A pejorative term used to describe a native English speaker from outside the U.S who has been heavily influenced by American pop and internet culture, to such a degree that they favour using Americanisms in their idiolect such as 'faucet' or 'trash'. Rather than the standard regional monikers of their native dialect, like for eg. 'tap' and 'rubbish'. Also an individual that uses American slang excessively or speaks with a hybridised Americanised accent, even though have no personal history or connection with the U.S.
''Shut up ye fecking 'Yankee Doodle', you're from Navan, not New York''
yankee doodle by StoryHörse February 3, 2021

Yankee Doodle Dandy 

A sexual act where one partner will perform nonlubricated and infrequent tugs on the penis at a rate of approximately 15 tugs per minute.
"She gave me a handjob but it was a Yankee Doodle Dandy for sure."
Yankee Doodle Dandy by Captain Genki September 6, 2020

Yankee Doodle Handy

To give a hand job dressed as Uncle Sam.
Billy went to a costume party and got so drunk, he let Uncle Sam give him a Yankee Doodle Handy.
Yankee Doodle Handy by vwhowrad August 17, 2018

Yankee Doodled

When a person tries to mock the United States with a song or name but instead Americans embrace it.
Jim: hey man, did you hear the song "Keep Your Rifle by Your Side" from Farcry 5? It's apparently supposed to make fun of us, but I've just embraced it. Ubisoft really Yankee Doodled this one.

Bob: Yeah I know, but I love the song, I really connect to it.
Yankee Doodled by KatothePotato June 18, 2021
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Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
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