Traducción & Definición
a Yankee, a Yank: un yanqui (lenguaje familiar)
For non-Americans (US), "Yankee" is a nickname for Americans (similar to "Brits", "Frogs", etc). For US Americans, "A Yankee" is a term used to refer to Americans from the northern United States (New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, etc), and was popularized during the American Civil War, where the "Yankeess" fought Southerners from the Confederate States (Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, etc).
Ejemplos
- "Control Tower : This is Yankee Doodle Dandy control."
- "So you're a Yank are you?"
- "Nationality: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
- "Yankee Doodle Dandy control."
- "Race: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
- "Kimberly : Nah, nah, it was a Yank, an American, like you."
- "Rupert : Terribly sorry, Mr. Yankee Dollar."
- "Stephanie : I'm afraid you Yanks are very much at fault."
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