(baseball) A player for the New York Yankees.
(baseball) A player for the New York Yankees.
“Dispatch #2286 from █████ ███████ ██ (TS/SCI) 1. Annex X 2. Beautiful Glacier Area 3. Yankee Site”
“I misspelled "yankee" because I went to yankie schools.”
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🔴 Romeo Santos, Daddy Yankee, and Keityn snagged major wins at the 2026 ASCAP Latin Music Awards. DY now has a whopping 64 awards, solidifying his status as the GOAT. Who knew Latin music could be this competitive? #…
“🔴 Romeo Santos, Daddy Yankee, and Keityn snagged major wins at the 2026 ASCAP Latin Music Awards. DY now has a whopping 64 awards, solidifying his status as the GOAT. Who knew Latin music could be this competitive? #RespectTheCraft Read it. Get it. Share it. #mikronews”
“Florida HATES every body that isn't related through blood, except their black relatives. :) As a "Yankee Bitch" that went to live there, I hope all white southerners get diseased and suffer.”
“New York Yankees — Yes, today's game at Yankee Stadium is scheduled for 7:05 PM.”
(chiefly, Southern US, often, derogatory, historical) Any individual associated with the Union; that is, the United States federal government, during the American Civil War.
“🔴 TEX (16-18) @ 🔵 NYY (24-11) Tue, May 5 | 7:05 PM ET / 4:05 PM PT | Yankee Stadium Series: 🔘 ⚪ ⚪ 🔴 TEX: Jacob deGrom 🔵 NYY: Elmer Rodríguez MLB Gameday #Rangers #Yankees #MLB”
“When a cat got loose at Yankee Stadium: "Let's go, cat!!" www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8p89crY/”
“Isis, One More Cup of Coffee, and Señor, Tales of Yankee Power are the same story told at three different times from three different points of view.”
“A question to go before the MA SJC this week: is the mayor of Quincy allowed to establish Catholicism (I suspect they will find that he can't) This is like a nightmare a New England Yankee would have had in the 1850s”
““Everything But Blue Hats” (Non-Yankee Fans Should Like This Photo for Reverse Jinx!), Zakopane, Poland, August 20, 2024, 12:35 PM #photography #eastcoastkin #ColorADay #BlueTue #ArtYear #PhotographersofBluesky”
A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States.
"Yankee" means a native or inhabitant of some part of the united states. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"Yankee" is informal English meaning a native or inhabitant of some part of the united states. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a native or inhabitant of some part of the united states" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "Yankee" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Daddy Yankee aspired to become a professional [baseball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball "Baseball") player, but following a shooting incident, he instead pursued a music career.”
“# Yankee Yankee Term for people from the United States "Yank" redirects here.”
“For other uses, see [New York Yankees (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees_(disambiguation) "New York Yankees (disambiguation)") and [Yankee (disambiguation)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_(disambiguation) "Yankee (disambiguation)").”