damyankee
noun
dam·yankee
variants
or less commonly damnyankee
(ˈ)dam,
(ˈ)daam+ˈ⸗⸗
plural -s
: a native or inhabitant of the northern states of the U.S. as distinguished from a Southerner
—not often in formal use
blaming our troubles, if we were southern, more on the damyankee—
Lillian Smith
Lillian Smiththe South is considered with what seems to this damyankee extraordinary fairness—Clifton Fadiman
Clifton FadimanDictionary Entries Near damyankee
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“Damyankee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damyankee. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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