"Yankism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Yankisms [plural]
Etymology: From Yank + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Yank|ism}} Yank + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} Yankism (plural Yankisms)
  1. (often derogatory) A word or phrase originating from or specific to American English. Tags: derogatory, often Categories (topical): English Categories (place): United States Synonyms: Americanism, Yankeeism, yankism Coordinate_terms: dialectism (alt: dialectisms), Americanism (alt: Yankeeism, Yankism), Australianism, Britishism (english: anglicism, Briticism), Canadianism, Indianism, Irishism, Scotticism, southernism, New Zealandism

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