2006-09-05 04:03:51 · 4 answers · asked by anashateva 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I think that you may be referring to Yankees.
Yankees are called Yankees because when Great Britain was fighting the colonies in America it was an impossible concept for them that they were fighting British citizens; hence Yanks. People who were trying to 'yank' themselves out of the good graces and protection of King George.
Much later, during the time of the ugly American Civil War, Southerner's spoke of folks up north and when they did they used the term Yankees.
I have never seen a clear reference as to why Southerner's adopted that term.
Silly.
2006-09-05 04:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Temple 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experts debate the origin of the term Yankee and the Oxford English Dictionary lists the origin of the word as "unascertained". It refers to people living in the northern parts of the USA especially the Northeastern parts of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and north to Maine. People from Texas to Virginia, florida to Kentucky generally are Southerners
2006-09-05 04:14:12 · answer #2 · answered by Scott L 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the term you're referring to is 'yankees'. It's what southern people call people that live in the northern part of the US.
2006-09-05 04:06:44 · answer #3 · answered by tiffy_1226 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What's a younkee?
2006-09-05 04:11:03 · answer #4 · answered by Sara 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋