damyankee

American  

[dam-yang-kee] / ˌdæmˈyæŋ ki /

Or damnyankee

noun

Informal.

1. (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.

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Etymology

Origin of damyankee

Alteration of damned Yankee

Example Sentences

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

From Time Magazine Archive

If the Moscow correspondents are going to read "Damyankee" into every place where they find the hallowed name of Damien, they will have Damyankees appearing in history a thousand years before Columbus.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

My father fought the Yankees for four years and I was nearly grown before I knew that "Damyankee" was two words.

From Time Magazine Archive