Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yankee white

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: yan-kee white
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An intensive background check carried out on employees who will have sensitive work in the Department of Defense or with the President and Vice President.

American usage; Informal

Usage

American usage
Informal

Questions

What does yankee white mean?: An intensive background check carried out on employees who will have sensitive work in the Department of Defense or with the President and Vice President.

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