Yanky

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YANG-kee'YANG-kee'2 syllables

🇬🇧English

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MEANING

A colloquial term for an American

ORIGIN

American

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Dutch name 'Janke', a diminutive of Jan (John)

CULTURAL NOTES

Commonly used to refer to a person from the United States, especially from the northern states

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used during the American Civil War to refer to Union soldiers

🌐Yiddish

Strong

MEANING

Little Yankee

ORIGIN

Yiddish

ETYMOLOGY

From the Yiddish diminutive form of the name Yankl, which is a form of Jacob

CULTURAL NOTES

Used affectionately in some Jewish communities

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used historically in Jewish immigrant communities in the United States

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