thankee
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of thankee
First recorded in 1815–25; by alteration
Example Sentences
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I said thankee, but I ain’t a-go’n be beholden to nobody.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
“I’ll stop, an’ thankee; we’ll soon rig up a couple o’ bunks.
From The Garret and the Garden by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
“No thankee, lass; I need sleep more than meat just now.”
From Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)
I thankee, but I don't have no knowin's to sell.
From The Reclaimers by McCarter, Margaret Hill
He may be but an oil-striking Yankee, Eccentric in manners and dress, But, if he has tin worth a "thankee," My own Angelina, say "Yes!"
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, April 8, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
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