YANK

Yankee, Yank, Yankee-Doodle

(noun) an American (especially to non-Americans)

Yankee, Yank, Northerner

(noun) an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

yank, jerk

(verb) pull, or move with a sudden movement; “He turned the handle and jerked the door open”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

(slang) A masturbation session.

Synonyms

• (sudden, vigorous pull): jerk, tug

Verb

yank (third-person singular simple present yanks, present participle yanking, simple past and past participle yanked)

(transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.

(transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.

Synonyms

• (pull with a quick strong action): jerk, tug

• (remove from circulation): pull, recall

Etymology 2

Noun

yank (plural yanks)

(often, derogatory) A Yankee.

Etymology

Noun

Yank (plural Yanks)

(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.

(Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, sometimes pejorative) An American: someone from the United States.

Synonyms

• (inhabitant of the USA): American

Source: Wiktionary

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Yank, n. Etym: [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]

Definition: A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]

Yank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yanking.]

Definition: To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]

Yank, n.

Definition: An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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