noun
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Yankee character, behaviour, or attitudes
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a typical Yankee word, expression, or trait
Etymology
Origin of Yankeeism
Example Sentences
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Mr. Livingstone winced, at the same time feeling amused at this little specimen of Yankeeism, in which he saw so much of his mother.
From 'Lena Rivers by Holmes, Mary Jane
The redundant of, often used, in this country, in connection with the transitive verbs to taste and to smell, is a Yankeeism.
From The Verbalist A Manual Devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words and to Some Other Matters of Interest to Those Who Would Speak and Write with Propriety. by Osmun, Thomas Embly
"If one were to have one's choice, I reckon," with strong Yankeeism, "a headache would be chosen in preference to a heartache," and Aunt Debby nodded her head knowingly.
From Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life by Beaumont, Grace
And five years is long enough for an experiment and to prove the success of transcendental Yankeeism.
From Familiar Studies of Men and Books by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Yankeeism pourtrayed, in its raciest aspect, constitutes the contents of these superlatively entertaining volumes, for which we are indebted to our facetious old friend, 'Sam Slick.'
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
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