"Yankeese" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Yankee + -ese Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yankee|ese}} Yankee + -ese Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Yankeese (uncountable)
  1. (rare) The American dialect of English. Tags: rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Yankeese-en-noun-uYKQVpDe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ese

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          "text": "Men and women too, down our way, walk out so much together that they just lose flavour for each other, and feel like two tame 'possums sitting on a gumtree. Now don't say I can't talk Yankeese!",
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