Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yank tank

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
yank -tank
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large American car.

Australian usage; Slang

noun

A pre-1960 American car in Cuba, imported before the US embargo.

American usage; Slang

Usage

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Questions

What does yank tank mean?
A large American car.

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