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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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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

Noriega portrayed himself as a victim of yanqui imperialism, and 22 other Latin American nations, including Mexico and Venezuela, issued a statement of support.

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

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