English
yankee
see also: Yankee
Noun

yankee (plural yankees)

  1. (nautical) A headsail resembling a genoa or a jib but with a high-cut clew, normally used together with a staysail. A sailing boat is typically equipped with three yankee sails of different sizes, number one being the largest.
Yankee
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈjæŋ.ki/
Noun

yankee (plural yankees)

  1. (chiefly outside USA) A native or inhabitant of the United States.
  2. (chiefly Southern USA) A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
  3. (chiefly Northern USA) A native or inhabitant of New England.
  4. (chiefly Southern Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed to someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
  5. (nautical) A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
  6. (baseball) A player that plays for the New York Yankees.
  7. A wager on four selections, consisting of 11 separate bets: six doubles, four trebles and a fourfold accumulator. A minimum two selections must win to gain a return.
    • 1980, New Scientist (volume 85, number 1199, 20 March 1980)
      Betting is complicated with win bets, place bets, each-way bets and complex bets such as doubles, trebles, Yankees and the like.
Translations Translations
  • German: Ami
  • Russian: я́нки
  • Spanish: gabacho (Mexico, US)
Translations Verb

yankee (Yankees, present participle Yankeeing; past and past participle Yankeed)

  1. (dated, slang, US, Canada, sometimes offensive) to cheat, trick or swindle somebody; to misrepresent something


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