The Yankees

American Slang

Definition

- Primarily, the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team. - Colloquially, “Yankees” can mean Americans in general, or—within the U.S. South/historically—people from the Northern states (Union).

Examples

"The Yankees clinched the series with a walk-off home run at Yankee Stadium."

"The Yankees in the bazaar were clearly American tourists, bargaining in English and paying in dollars."

"The Yankees were advancing on Atlanta, the Confederate officer wrote in his 1864 diary."