Yanqui
//ˈjæŋki// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A citizen of the United States of America, as opposed to a Latin American. derogatory, sometimes
"As we taxied down the runway / I could hear the people shout / They said, "Don't come back here, yanqui" / But if I ever do / I'll bring more money"
Example
More examples"As we taxied down the runway / I could hear the people shout / They said, "Don't come back here, yanqui" / But if I ever do / I'll bring more money"
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish yanqui, in turn from English Yankee, from Dutch (see more at said entry). Dated to 1914.
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