Is there a northerner term, because my friend said there was a northerner term but he didn't remember it.
2007-03-07 15:18:39 · 13 answers · asked by Gemz 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
yanks, or yankees. Those are the ones I think you're referring to, at any rate. I'm sure there's more, but that's the main one, and comes from the civil war, though it's still used quite a bit.
2007-03-07 15:22:01 · answer #1 · answered by mina_lumina 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most southerners just call them yanks and the call us rebs. At least that is what my brother and brother in law call each other. I know the term for a southerner in the Civil War was Johnny Reb. I don't remember the name that the southerners called the Northerners, but it was something Yank. If you watch Gods and Generals they use the term alot.
2007-03-07 18:37:37 · answer #2 · answered by Alicia E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several, actually. Apart from the "Y" words, anyone who went westward were called PILGRIMS. Those who do business in District of Columbia but commute to residence are known as BELTWAY BOYS. CHEESEHEAD describes those too near the Canadian International Border. FLATLANDER was a person living away from mountain areas. "Hillbilly" actually refers to those who live in mountain areas. REB'S would better denote Southerners.
2007-03-07 15:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yankees?
2007-03-07 15:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by Astrogurlie22 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yankee - I've also heard them called "snow birds" the ones that come down south for the winter season.
2007-03-07 15:24:16 · answer #5 · answered by sweet pea 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yankees
The southerners have had carpet baggers in their brains for so long they can't even remember their own terms.
2007-03-07 15:22:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Carpetbagger.
2007-03-07 15:47:45 · answer #7 · answered by lwjksu89 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Until I was 12 years old I thought damnyankee was one word.
2007-03-07 16:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by Bill W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aside from Yankee, the only other term I can think of is Damn Yankee.
2007-03-07 15:26:57 · answer #9 · answered by Nihl_of_Brae 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yankee, and Damn Yankee. Know the difference in the two? A Damn Yankee won't leave.
2007-03-07 17:07:43 · answer #10 · answered by Spike 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋