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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"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
The words we have underscored would be called a Yankeeism now.
From Among My Books First Series by Lowell, James Russell
"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
Such recollections were not out of place in Connecticut, the centre and soul of what we denominate Yankeeism.
From The Englishwoman in America by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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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