Yanks

<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.

English Guy: "Those bloody Yanks."

Redneck hick from the South: "Yeehaw, thems Yankies are'sa comin', get the showtgun, yiiiiiiiiiieeeeeeeeeep!!!"

by Stuart Fletcher May 22, 2006

yanks

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.

i moved to san diego from cairns 7 years ago, and i must say, the yanks aren't as bad as we all think and say. most of them are quite friendly, and intelligent, with a touch of "american pride" that i find quite comical. and believe it or not, they do use the metric system, and about 90% of them hate bush.

by AuSSiE BuGGaZZ January 12, 2010

yanks

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.

"Damn, this giant Sony camcorder got eaten by a South African monkeyfish. Fucking Yanks"
Guy 1: "LOLZ I HAVE TEH SKILLZ"
Guy 2: "Fucking yanks."
TV: "Food poisoning spreads throughout a Martian colony. It's believed to be caused by China." Guy: "Fucking yanks."

by Googol May 31, 2005

Yanks

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.

1. Aussie Guy 1: (While stopping at McDonalds after shopping at Target)Have you seen that Australian movie: The Castle?
Aussie Guy 2: We make movies? I thought the movie industry was the Yanks' job.

2. English Professor: Now now class, it is time to study the two world wars, and how those crazy Yanks bailed us out twice...

by Emma Kilyeu May 13, 2008

yanks

the derogatory word british people call most americans because we kicked their ass in a revolution about 200 years ago. Notice that they havn't won a major war without us supplying them or sending them massive amounts of troops.

British fellow: YOU FUCKING YANK, GO LYE ON UR ARSE AND EAT SOME SHIT YOU WANKER.

Me: Might I remind you we kicked your ass in the american revolution, the war of 1812, and we have bailed your ass out 2 major world wars by providing massive amounts of troops and supplies to help?

British fellow: LOL YOU WANKER ITS ARSE, NOT ASS. FUCKING YANKS!

Me: Would you please shut the hell up you crumpet eating bastard, just do me a favor and shut the hell up, I do agree american english is differant from your english, and trust me I wish I could call it "american" but that won't happen anytime soon. The next time you call me a yank, I bust your fucking rotton teeth outta your mouth, then you WILL have to see a dentist for once in your life you stupid brit.

British fellow: Gee lad, that kinda hurt, you didn't have to go so deep.

Me: Yes, lets stop fighting about who is better and go take out a communist country like China or North Korea.

British fellow: Good idea lad, I shall bring the fighter jets!

Me: Right on

by Mister Bo Jangles345 June 21, 2006

yanks

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.

Dan's says "they call Britain, ENGLAND"!!!! and thts a good enuf excuse to bomb them!

by rock-a-turd February 9, 2005

Yanks

Yanks: thanks for nothing. politely being a dick about it without pissing them off.

Buyer: Saw your ad on Craigslist. a tablet for $50. Can you drive down to Duarte?

Seller: Sorry I do not wish to.

Buyer: yanks

by Listodurock909 May 31, 2018