Yankee
noun
A person from the Northern United States, particularly the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions.
The yankees in the north support different policies than the southerners.
Often appears as...
- new england yankee
- yankee states
noun
A person from the United States, often used by people from other countries.
In many parts of the world, Americans are referred to as yankees.
Often appears as...
- american yankee
- yankee tourists
noun
A member or fan of the New York Yankees, a professional baseball team.
Yankees fans were thrilled by the team's World Series victory.
Often appears as...
- new york yankees
- yankees game
noun
A person from the Northern United States, particularly the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions.
The yankees in the north support different policies than the southerners.
Often appears as...
- new england yankee
- yankee states
noun
A person from the United States, often used by people from other countries.
In many parts of the world, Americans are referred to as yankees.
Often appears as...
- american yankee
- yankee tourists
noun
A member or fan of the New York Yankees, a professional baseball team.
Yankees fans were thrilled by the team's World Series victory.
Often appears as...
- new york yankees
- yankees game
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Civil War Origin
Originally, 'Yankee' referred to Union soldiers in the American Civil War.
My great-grandfather was a Yankee who fought in the Civil War.
Pro Tip 2/3Regional Nuance
'Yankee' can imply different political and cultural attitudes associated with the North.
As a New England yankee, she preferred maple syrup to molasses.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Flattering
In the South, 'Yankee' might be used with a slightly negative tone.
Some southerners still tease him for being a yankee.
Pro Tip 1/3Civil War Origin
Originally, 'Yankee' referred to Union soldiers in the American Civil War.
My great-grandfather was a Yankee who fought in the Civil War.
Pro Tip 2/3Regional Nuance
'Yankee' can imply different political and cultural attitudes associated with the North.
As a New England yankee, she preferred maple syrup to molasses.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Flattering
In the South, 'Yankee' might be used with a slightly negative tone.
Some southerners still tease him for being a yankee.
Pro Tip 1/3Civil War Origin
Originally, 'Yankee' referred to Union soldiers in the American Civil War.
My great-grandfather was a Yankee who fought in the Civil War.
Pro Tip 2/3Regional Nuance
'Yankee' can imply different political and cultural attitudes associated with the North.
As a New England yankee, she preferred maple syrup to molasses.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Flattering
In the South, 'Yankee' might be used with a slightly negative tone.
Some southerners still tease him for being a yankee.
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Learning from past...
unfortunately said and what else my child and then came my seconds and I tried to sandwich it in between talking too much in church witching harm to others being mean to my sisters and he said to whom did you wish harm and I had to say that I wish that various New York Yankee players would break arms and legs and ankles so that the RET so that the
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How art can shape...
holding signs that said, "Yankee go home. Son of a bitch," and below that were flag-draped coffins coming back from Vietnam. People wrote long and short answers. Thousands of people engaged with the work in a lot of different languages. Some of the people said, "I'm a German girl. If we Germans would admire our flag as you all do,
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Bronx Bathroom Duty PIPE...
sense of humor is helpful does the Yankees fan out there I want the glass bowl we could fill it up for him but in reality it's a serious job the waste is hazardous so the team will transport it to a nearby treatment plant
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Learning from past...
unfortunately said and what else my child and then came my seconds and I tried to sandwich it in between talking too much in church witching harm to others being mean to my sisters and he said to whom did you wish harm and I had to say that I wish that various New York Yankee players would break arms and legs and ankles so that the RET so that the
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How art can shape...
holding signs that said, "Yankee go home. Son of a bitch," and below that were flag-draped coffins coming back from Vietnam. People wrote long and short answers. Thousands of people engaged with the work in a lot of different languages. Some of the people said, "I'm a German girl. If we Germans would admire our flag as you all do,
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Bronx Bathroom Duty PIPE...
sense of humor is helpful does the Yankees fan out there I want the glass bowl we could fill it up for him but in reality it's a serious job the waste is hazardous so the team will transport it to a nearby treatment plant
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Matt Duffer
We lived in an ordinary suburb and had an ordinary childhood. It didn't feel like the 'South.' Everyone says Durham is a bunch of northern yankees transplanted to North Carolina. The stereotypical South does exist - if you drove 10 miles in the wrong direction you'd be right in the middle of it. We didn't grow up with that.
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Jimmy Fallon
American Comedian
I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I got to 'Saturday Night Live' where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
Yankee Stadium is a natural venue for another lesson: You won't succeed all the time. Even Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio failed most of time when they stepped to the plate. Finding the right path in life, more often than not, involves some missteps.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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Lewis Grizzard
American Writer
Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.
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George Vecsey
American Author
Yankee caps pop up all over the world, not as a statement of loyalty to that team, but as a symbol of - what? Winning 27 so-called World Series? Much of the world doesn't even play that sport.
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Thomas Hauser
American Author
Yankee Stadium played host to the most important prizefight ever when Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in 1938.
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Bert Campaneris
Cuban Athlete
Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.
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Penny Marshall
American Actress
Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.
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Jacob Ruppert
American Businessman
Yankee Stadium is a mistake: Not mine - the Giants'.
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Matt Duffer
We lived in an ordinary suburb and had an ordinary childhood. It didn't feel like the 'South.' Everyone says Durham is a bunch of northern yankees transplanted to North Carolina. The stereotypical South does exist - if you drove 10 miles in the wrong direction you'd be right in the middle of it. We didn't grow up with that.
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Jimmy Fallon
American Comedian
I was into the Mets because my Dad worked at IBM where he got free Mets tickets, so I was into the Mets... then I got to 'Saturday Night Live' where my boss has unbelievable N.Y. Yankees tickets, so he invites us to the games. I'm going to all the games, so I might as well root for the team I'm gonna go sit with.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
Yankee Stadium is a natural venue for another lesson: You won't succeed all the time. Even Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio failed most of time when they stepped to the plate. Finding the right path in life, more often than not, involves some missteps.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
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Lewis Grizzard
American Writer
Yankees don't understand that the Southern way of talking is a language of nuance. What we can do in the South is we can take a word and change it just a little bit and make it mean something altogether different.
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George Vecsey
American Author
Yankee caps pop up all over the world, not as a statement of loyalty to that team, but as a symbol of - what? Winning 27 so-called World Series? Much of the world doesn't even play that sport.
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Thomas Hauser
American Author
Yankee Stadium played host to the most important prizefight ever when Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in 1938.
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Bert Campaneris
Cuban Athlete
Yankee Stadium, and the Yankees are so famous for Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gehrig, all of those guys.
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Penny Marshall
American Actress
Yankee Stadium was the only thing we had in the Bronx. It was an institution.
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Jacob Ruppert
American Businessman
Yankee Stadium is a mistake: Not mine - the Giants'.
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