plural of Swamp Yankee

A patriotic song popular with the Americans in their Revolutionary War.

(slang, archaic) A native or inhabitant of the United States. / (slang, dated) An American citizen born on the 4th of July.

Improvisational design or problem-solving, dealing with low availability of replacement parts and materials.

(US, idiomatic, slang, American South, sometimes humorous) A kiss.

(Britain, slang) The United States. / (Southern US) The northern states region of the United States. / (chiefly Northern US) New England.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see damn, Yankee. / (Southern US) A person from the northern United States (a Yankee) who moves to the South to reside there.

(US, slang) An American with English colonial ancestry from rural Rhode Island or nearby eastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts.

(historical) An early form of cheese made by New Englanders, resembling cheddar. / (derogatory) Synonym of American cheese

(derogatory) Synonym of American football