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Definition of Yank

Yank
Yank Yank, n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.] A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank
Yank Yank, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Yanked; p. pr. & vb. n. Yanking.] To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]
Yank
Yank Yank, n. An abbreviation of Yankee. [Slang]

Meaning of Yank from wikipedia

- The term Yankee and its contracted form Yank have several interrelated meanings, all referring to people from the United States. Their various meanings...
- Yank! A WWII Love Story is a 2005 musical with book and lyrics by David Zellnik and music by his brother Joseph. Yank! "tells the story of Stu, a scared...
- Look up Yank or yank in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Yank is a shortened form of Yankee, a slang term for an American. Yank or Yanks may also refer...
- Yanks is a 1979 drama film directed by John Schlesinger, and produced by Joseph Janni and Lester Persky, and is written by Colin Welland and Walter Bernstein...
- Yank is a nickname for: Yank Adams (1847–1923), American professional carom billiards player specializing in finger billiards Yank Azman (born 1947), Canadian...
- Billy Yank or Billy Yankee is the personification of the United States soldier (volunteer or Regular) during the American Civil War. The latter part of...
- Yank, the Army W****ly was a w****ly magazine published from 1942 through 1945 and distributed to members of the American military during World War II. Yank...
- The Yank is an independent comedy film written, directed and starring Sean Lackey. Irish American, Tom Murphy, is the first in his family to go to Ireland...
- John Rhea "Yank" Lawson (May 3, 1911 – February 18, 1995) was an American jazz trumpeter known for Dixieland and swing music. Born John Lausen in 1911...
- Yank, the Army W****ly was a w****ly magazine published by the United States military during World War II. The idea for the magazine came from Egbert White...