Yankee (slang)
Pronunciation: /yahn-kee/
Plural: Yankees
What does Yankee mean?
Someone who was born and raised in the Northern United States.
Yankee Synonyms: Northerner
Example sentence: “My shawty from New York, she a yankee.”
Yankee in songs:
“L.A., New York Yankee niggas, to Hotlanta” – Nelly, Country Grammar (Hot Shit).
“If I hit New York, I take my shank like a Yankee” – Young Thug, I’m Scared.
“New York Yankee cap cover my eyes, stand in one spot” – Nas, N.Y. State of Mind, Pt. II.
“Shit, I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can” – Jay-Z, Empire State of Mind.