Yankeeism

[ yang-kee-iz-uhm ]

/ ˈyæŋ kiˌɪz əm /

noun

Yankee character or characteristics.

a Yankee peculiarity, as of speech.

Origin of Yankeeism

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; Yankee + -ism

Words nearby Yankeeism

Yankee bond, Yankeedom, Yankee Doodle, “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, Yankeefy, Yankeeism, Yankeeland, Yankton, Yanktonai, Yannina, Yanomama

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Example sentences from the Web for Yankeeism

This spirit of 'Yankeeism' is the prevailing spirit of colonies.
The Bushman|Edward Wilson Landor
In fact he was extremely lean—tall as a may-pole, and slender enough to crawl through a greased fleute,—to use a yankeeism.
The Humors of Falconbridge|Jonathan F. Kelley
I know you will say, therein lies the cause of my sudden conversion to Yankeeism.
The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)|William Alexander Caruthers
There goes another Yankeeism, just because it puts the thing better than any words in our own language.
Stories of the Ships|Lewis R. Freeman

They used to be rare, (to use a Yankeeism omitted by Bartlett,) but nowadays they are overdone.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Yankeeism

Yankeeism

/ (ˈjæŋkɪɪzəm) /

noun

Yankee character, behaviour, or attitudes

a typical Yankee word, expression, or trait

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单词	yankeeism
释义	Yankeeism [ yang-kee-iz-uhm ] / ˈyæŋ kiˌɪz əm / noun Yankee character or characteristics. a Yankee peculiarity, as of speech. Origin of Yankeeism An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; Yankee + -ism Words nearby Yankeeism Yankee bond, Yankeedom, Yankee Doodle, “Yankee Doodle Dandy”, Yankeefy, Yankeeism, Yankeeland, Yankton, Yanktonai, Yannina, Yanomama Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Yankeeism This spirit of 'Yankeeism' is the prevailing spirit of colonies. The Bushman\|Edward Wilson Landor In fact he was extremely lean—tall as a may-pole, and slender enough to crawl through a greased fleute,—to use a yankeeism. The Humors of Falconbridge\|Jonathan F. Kelley I know you will say, therein lies the cause of my sudden conversion to Yankeeism. The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2)\|William Alexander Caruthers There goes another Yankeeism, just because it puts the thing better than any words in our own language. Stories of the Ships\|Lewis R. Freeman They used to be rare, (to use a Yankeeism omitted by Bartlett,) but nowadays they are overdone. Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Yankeeism Yankeeism / (ˈjæŋkɪɪzəm) / noun Yankee character, behaviour, or attitudes a typical Yankee word, expression, or trait Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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