Definition of Yank

Yank

• A synonym for American, often used in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.

  Those bloody Yanks...

  • See more words with the same meaning: British, UK slang (list of).

  Last edited on Mar 02 1999. Submitted by Moo from Santa Cruz, CA, USA on Mar 02 1999.

• a term for an American from outside the states once part of the Confederate States of America. Short for Yankee.

  Last edited on Dec 27 2009. Submitted by Anonymous from Hockley, TX 77447, USA on Dec 27 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
snarky	Definitions include: sarcastic and bitchy.
dig for worms	Definitions include: to perform varicose vein surgery.
have I 'eck as like	Definitions include: used to state a negative response to a question which is stronger than "no."
skint	Definitions include: without money; "broke".
widger	Definitions include: male genitalia.
UBI	Definitions include: acronym for "unexplained beer injury", used on medical charts by doctors in the UK.
spiv	Definitions include: a petty criminal who deals in stolen goods or counterfeit items.
tight	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
arse	Definitions include: buttocks.
DBI	Definitions include: acronym for "dirtbag index", an insulting notation used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
Barney	Definitions include: the police.
Beeb, the	Definitions include: The BBC: British Broadcasting Company.
dekko	Definitions include: a look.
gutted	Definitions include: upset, disappointed.
wank	Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation.
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Other terms relating to 'yank':
rank-and-yank	Definitions include: a corporate performance review system in which employees are ranked in their performance, and the bottom-performing employees are terminated.
yank it	Definitions include: to masturbate.
yank (one's) chain	Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a playful manner.
yank (one's) chank	Definitions include: to try to deceive in a playful manner (same as 'pulling one's leg')
yank (one's) crank	Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a kidding manner.
yank (one's) rod	Definitions include: masturbate.
yank (one's) sack	Definitions include: to joke or kid; "pull (one's) leg".
yank the crank	Definitions include: to masturbate.

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