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Yank noun- an American UK, 1778
Originally a New Englander or someone from the northern states of America. An abbreviation of YANKEE - An older, military type wearing a dodgy green top hat held the glass door open for him and nodded in a grudging kind of way. Yanks and Japs love that shit. — Greg Williams, Diamond Geezers, p. 109, 1997
- an American bird UK
Bird-watching slang. - It might be a yank. — New Society, 17 November 1977
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