I have heard the word "yank" means different things to people from different places, anyone care to expand?
2007-06-18 06:48:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It is usually what Europeans refer to Americans as. People in the south refer to people in the north as Yankees.
2007-06-18 06:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Angela C 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yank is a slang term for Americans used by British & Australians.
2007-06-18 06:52:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My idea of "YANK " goes back to the civil war union troops were called Yankees, and was shortened to "YANK" if someone calls u a yank, just means you are from northern states. of coarse the term yanking you're chain is also a possibility. that's just to "PULL"
2007-06-18 06:54:34 · answer #3 · answered by johnywinslow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've been called a yank(ee) before b/c i'm from the north.
i don't really embrace the term, but it doesn't really offend me either. i have bigger fish to fry as far as combating name-calling is concerned.
2007-06-18 09:27:02 · answer #4 · answered by YSIC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i think in London they call americans yanks don't they?
2007-06-18 06:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-06-18 07:05:58 · answer #6 · answered by skateboardboi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋