damyankee

American

[dam-yang-kee] / ˌdæmˈjæŋ ki /

Or damnyankee

noun

Informal.

(in the southern U.S.) a person native to the northern states of the U.S., especially one who is disliked or regarded with suspicion.

Etymology

Origin of damyankee

Alteration of damned Yankee

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damyankee

As a damyankee of many generations standing, I cannot be accused of rushing to the defense of my native State.

From Time Magazine Archive

Pepper in turn called attention to Smathers' birthplace in Atlantic City, N.J., denounced him as a damyankee intruder.

From Time Magazine Archive

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