Yankism

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A word or phrase originating from or specific to American English. derogatory, often

    "I had thought that 'coon' was a Yankism for raccoon, having learned that it isn't, I am pleased that I didn't use the word inadvertently to insult people that I met in Yankland."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Yankism. alt-of

Synonyms

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americanismyankeeism

Example

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"I had thought that 'coon' was a Yankism for raccoon, having learned that it isn't, I am pleased that I didn't use the word inadvertently to insult people that I met in Yankland."

Etymology

From Yank + -ism.

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