Meanings
nounYankee ingenuity (uncountable)
- uncountableImprovisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials.
Origin
Referring to colonial and frontier living in the early United States.
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Yankee ingenuity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankee%20ingenuity
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