Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yankeeism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yan-keeism
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American word, phrase or custom; an Americanism.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From Yankee + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Yankee

Inflected Forms

Yankeeisms (plural)

Phrases

anti-Yankeeism

Questions

What does yankeeism mean?: An American word, phrase or custom; an Americanism.
Where does yankeeism come from?: From Yankee + -ism.

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