Yanks

[Dave Paprocki]

<noun> Colloquial

Term used by Southern Americans to refer to a Northern American.

Term used by foreign nations, chiefly Britain and Australia to refer to Americans.

==> The term is thought to derive from Dutch settlers in the 1600s referring to the English colonials as Jan Kees (John Cheese) which entered our language with the spelling Yankees, as that is how it would sound in Dutch. Yanks is simply a shortened form of it.

[Britney]

<noun> Colloquial

Term used by Southern Americans to refer to a Northern American.

Term used by foreign nations, chiefly Britain and Australia to refer to Americans.

==> The term is thought to [derive] from Dutch [settlers] in the [1600s] referring to the English colonials as Jan Kees (John Cheese) which entered our language with the spelling Yankees, as that is how it would sound in Dutch. Yanks is simply a shortened form of it.

[Mary Mallozziberg]

what the british, australians, [new zealander], etc. call americans.

[the yanks] really are a diverse lot. some are smart, some are dumb. some are hot, some are fat (where i live, the fat ones are mostly mexican). they tend to be ridiculed by the world because of the poor excuse of a president they had to deal with from 2000-2008 and the [fiasco] of a war he started.

[Jason Yan]

A British/Australian term for all Americans, regardless of position. We dont care [if its] really a [shortening] of Yankee, or northern Americans. We [just fucking] use it this way.

[Tanya Shivari]

Slang for Yankees, which refers to all the people of the United States, particularly those of the northern and New England states. This word is most often used by the Australian and British. Contrary to some uneducated beliefs, the diverse and [multicultural] people of the U.S. have greatly influenced the world in culture and lifestyle through their [coveted] media industry. Also notable is the countrys position in [fueling] the global economy and the amount of aid, both financial and military, given around the world, which far exceeds any other country.

[Marquetta]

the derogatory word [british people] call most americans because we kicked their ass in a revolution about 200 years ago. Notice that they [havnt] won a major war without us [supplying] them or sending them massive amounts of troops.

[Monty]

Its not cool to sound American. They are the earths [vermin]. Uneducated, uncultured, god-fearing morons with a penchant for deeply ingrained racism and general war-mongering. [Nuking] [the Deep South] would save the world from alot of problems.

[PussyCat]

the single most disgusting group of people on the planet. they feed on war, suffering and racism. they are warmongerers who invade other peoples countrys in a futile bid to give them [political freedom] (i.e. american facism). they are all morbidly obese child molesting pig-rapists who [enjoy nothing] more than being self-righteous small minded homophobic racist bullies. they also belive that the ability to shoot and maim innocent people make you free. their current leader, bush, is a shining example of why they shouldnt be alowed to be [a free country]. they belive that the world looks up to them, the pioneers of global warming, and proud creators of the extralarge mega big Mac. and they wonder why 9/11 happend (not that it was a good thing).

[Couch Potatoe]

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[PussyCat]

less thannoungreater than Colloquial

1. Term used by Southern Americans to refer to a Northern American.

2. Term used by foreign nations, chiefly Britain and Australia to refer to Americans.

==greater than The term is thought to [derive] from Dutch [settlers] in the [1600s] referring to the English colonials as Jan Kees (John Cheese) which entered our language with the spelling Yankees, as that is how it would sound in Dutch. Yanks is simply a shortened form of it.