yanqui

American  

[yahng-kee] / ˈyɑŋ ki /

noun

(often initial capital letter)

plural

yanquis

1. (in Latin America) Yankee; a citizen of the U.S.

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Example Sentences

John Ellis Bush was an aimless yanqui blue blood, in Mexico for a couple of months on a program through his New England prep school.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2015

Michael Moynihan on the Bolivian farce, the WikiLeaks sideshow, and other yanqui ‘victims.’

From Newsweek • Jul. 5, 2013

Over & over in his campaign speeches he denounced "yanqui imperialism."

From Time Magazine Archive

Though U.S. officials insist that Barco had privately approved the plan, the ill-timed disclosure aroused the Colombian press to dire warnings of a "yanqui blockade."

From Time Magazine Archive

There were many yanqui towns he could go to.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty