Message Forum: Re: Yankees

Re: Yankees

Posted By: Eugene, on host 159.178.239.167
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2002, at 12:46:32
In Reply To: Re: School Mascots posted by Sigi on Thursday, September 12, 2002, at 11:29:11:

> Incidentally, where does the term "Yank" come from? The equivalent (to go by movies and TV) is "Brit", but that's just a teensy bit more obvious.
> Si-"Another thing I like is when the word "English" is used as a noun, as in 'Hey English!' I just think that sounds really cool"-gi

The term "Yank" began to refer to New Yorkers specifically, notherners in general, and Americans in really general through their association with a team called the "Yankees."

Or, for the "real" derivation which is probably one of many, follow the link to the bottom of the page.

Eug'once was a yankee, now I'm a cracker'ene

Link: Bottom of the page.

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Message:	> > Incidentally, where does the term "Yank" come from? The equivalent (to go by movies and TV) is "Brit", but that's just a teensy bit more obvious. > > Si-"Another thing I like is when the word "English" is used as a noun, as in 'Hey English!' I just think that sounds really cool"-gi > > The term "Yank" began to refer to New Yorkers specifically, notherners in general, and Americans in really general through their association with a team called the "Yankees." > > Or, for the "real" derivation which is probably one of many, follow the link to the bottom of the page. > > Eug'once was a yankee, now I'm a cracker'ene
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