Yankeeism

American  

[yang-kee-iz-uhm] / ˈyæŋ kiˌɪz əm /

noun

1. Yankee character or characteristics.

2. a Yankee peculiarity, as of speech.

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Yankeeism British  

/ ˈjæŋkɪɪzəm /

noun

1. Yankee character, behaviour, or attitudes

2. a typical Yankee word, expression, or trait

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Etymology

Origin of Yankeeism

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; Yankee + -ism

Example Sentences

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

"You don't say!" repeated Mr. Day thoughtfully using a Yankeeism that betrayed his birthplace if nothing else did, although he had long since come from New England to the Middle West.

From Janice Day the Young Homemaker by Long, Helen Beecher

I know you will say, therein lies the cause of my sudden conversion to Yankeeism.

From The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns by Caruthers, William Alexander

I am afraid you are too full of Yankeeism, Marjorie.

From Hanover; Or The Persecution of the Lowly A Story of the Wilmington Massacre. by Thorne, Jack