2007-01-17 15:42:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
a yank is a sharp tug or pull
2007-01-17 17:27:39 · answer #1 · answered by warr31 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is true that a "Yank" can be an abbreviated form of Yankee, a word used in some English-speaking countries to refer to Americans, and within the USA to refer to Northerners. However, a Yank can also refer to the following:
-Yank, the Army Weekly, a newspaper for American soldiers during World War II
-Yank (physics), the rate of change in force
-Yanks, a 1979 film
-Yank Rachell bluesman, mandolin and guitar player.
-Yank, the name for the copy command in vi and the paste command in Emacs, two commonly used unix/linux text editor.
2007-01-19 00:05:51 · answer #2 · answered by Nuttie Nettie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Foreigners tend to call americans yanks but in the U.S. "yankees" are the people from the New England area.
2007-01-17 23:56:20 · answer #3 · answered by Georgewasmyfavorite 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An American soldier in England preparing for the Normandy invasion. A take off from the civil war northern troops Yankees.
2007-01-17 23:49:21 · answer #4 · answered by Eva 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short for yankee... Someone who is from above the Mason Dixon line to someone from the south of it... Someone from New Jersey is a "Yank" to a redneck from Georgia... Also means an American to someone from the UK...
2007-01-17 23:48:10 · answer #5 · answered by M CEE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an american. though form the word Yankee, it is mostly used to describe and American that you dont like.
2007-01-17 23:58:53 · answer #6 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋