YANK
An American
Example
There are a lot of yanks that travel here during the summer season
Hopefully they plan to spend a lot of money while they are here too
Related Slang
| Yankee | An American |
| Yanky | An American |
| lib | Liberal |
| Lefties | Liberals |
| Liberal tears | Complaints from a liberal |
| MAGA | Make America Great Again |
| Redneck | An uneducated Southerner |
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A yank is a slang term for an American. It is an abbreviated version of yankee or yanky that is commonly used by citizens of other countries as a derogatory term to describe an American who exhibits poor behavior.
The term may also be used by Americans who live in the southern region of the country to refer to Americans who live in the northern region of the country. This was especially common in the 1800s during the but is still sometimes used by resentful Southerners today.