Tradução & Definição
a Yankee, a Yank: um ianque (gíria)
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).
Exemplos
- "Kimberly : Nah, nah, it was a Yank, an American, like you."
- "Race: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
- "Stephanie : I'm afraid you Yanks are very much at fault."
- "Rupert : Terribly sorry, Mr. Yankee Dollar."
- "Yankee Doodle Dandy control."
- "So you're a Yank are you?"
- "Nationality: BLOODY YANK (AMERICAN)"
- "Control Tower : This is Yankee Doodle Dandy control."
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