Yankeeism

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noun

An American word, phrase or custom; an Americanism.

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Meanings

nounYankeeism (plural Yankeeisms)

plural Yankeeisms

  1. rhetoricAn American word, phrase or custom; an Americanism.

    When he was excited, the Yankeeisms of his youth came back to him.

    1862, Theodore Winthrop, Edwin Brothertoft, page 100

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
americanismyankism

Origin

From Yankee + -ism.

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APA

Yankeeism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankeeism

MLA

“Yankeeism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankeeism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yankeeism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankeeism.

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