Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

damn yankee

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: damn yan-kee
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from the northern United States (a Yankee) who moves to the South to reside there.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see damn, Yankee.

Example Sentences

"REBEL A Damn Yankee comes down here to live. KC Well, I came down here to live. REBEL Well, you're going back, you said. KC Right. REBEL You're just a Yankee, not a Damn Yankee. But that's the difference between them."
""What's the difference between a Yankee and a damn Yankee?" "I've already heard it many times since I moved here. A Yankee visits the South, spends his money, and leaves. A damn Yankee stays.""
"I was thinking, these damn ghosts are a preset pattern, because they don't even know that I'm not a damn Yankee. "I'm going to die for something I didn't even do.""

Inflected Forms

damn Yankees (plural) damyankee (alternative) damnyankee (alternative)

Phrases

Yankee land

Frequently Paired Words

Yankee land

Questions

What does damn yankee mean?: A person from the northern United States (a Yankee) who moves to the South to reside there.

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