“Yankee Doodle Dandy”

Cultural  

1. A song by George M. Cohan. The refrain begins, “I'm a Yankee Doodle dandy, / A Yankee Doodle, do or die….”

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Example Sentences

But the announcer who introduces “Yankee Doodle Dandy” suggests an earlier company.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2020

George, who had been dozing, woke up and started singing “Yankee Doodle Dandy” in a rich bass voice, beating time on the arms of his chair.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

She was depicted in the 1944 biographical film “Shine On, Harvest Moon” and was played by Frances Langford in the 1942 movie about Cohan, “Yankee Doodle Dandy” with James Cagney.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2018

Its entire structure — the repurposing of popular songs from “Yankee Doodle Dandy” to “Born to Run” so they tell suppressed stories — suggests the idea that canons are meant to be hijacked.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2018

“Yankee Doodle Dandy” follows the proud American son from his birth on the Fourth of July to the day he meets President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2016