Yankeeism
yankee character or characteristics.
a yankee peculiarity, as of speech.
historical examples
a bundle of letters henry james
the bushman edward wilson landor
the humors of falconbridge jonathan f. kelley
adventures in the arts marsden hartley
stories of the ships lewis r. freeman
the kentuckian in new-york, volume i (of 2) william alexander caruthers
atlantic monthly, volume 6, no. 38, december, 1860 various
noun
yankee character, behaviour, or att-tudes
a typical yankee word, expression, or trait
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