Yankeese

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noun

The American dialect of English.

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Meanings

nounYankeese (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe American dialect of English.

    “I ain't got time,” was his reply in pure Yankeese.

    1924, Louis Cohen, Reminiscences of Johannesburg and London, page 121
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    Men and women too, down our way, walk out so much together that they just lose flavour for each other, and feel like two tame 'possums sitting on a gumtree. Now don't say I can't talk Yankeese!

    1883, Ouida, Frescoes, Etc: Dramatic Sketches, page 119

Origin

From Yankee + -ese.

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APA

Yankeese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankeese

MLA

“Yankeese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankeese. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Yankeese,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yankeese.

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