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What does Yankee mean?

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Noun
  1. (chiefly outside USA) A native or inhabitant of the United States.
  2. (chiefly Southern USA) A native or inhabitant of the Northern United States.
  3. (chiefly Northern USA) A native or inhabitant of New England.
  4. (chiefly Southern Louisiana) An Anglo, as opposed someone with French ancestry; a native or inhabitant of the rest of the United States.
  5. (nautical) A large triangular headsail used in light or moderate winds and set on the fore topmast stay. Unlike a genoa it does not fill the whole fore triangle, but is set in combination with the working staysail.
  6. (baseball) A player that plays for the New York Yankees.
  7. A wager on four selections, consisting of 11 separate bets: six doubles, four trebles and a fourfold accumulator. A minimum two selections must win to gain a return.
Verb
  1. (offensive) to cheat, trick or swindle somebody; to misrepresent something
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