Yankeeism

English

Etymology

From Yankee +‎ -ism.

Noun

Yankeeism (plural Yankeeisms)

  1. An American word, phrase or custom; an Americanism.
    • 1862, Theodore Winthrop, Edwin Brothertoft, page 100:
      When he was excited, the Yankeeisms of his youth came back to him.

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