yank
IPA: jˈæŋk
noun
- A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
- (slang) A masturbation session.
- (US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.
- (slang, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Canada, UK, sometimes derogatory, by extension) An American: someone from the United States.
- (often derogatory) Alternative letter-case form of Yank (“Yankee”). [(US) A Yankee, a Northerner: someone from the Northern United States, especially from New England.]
verb
- (transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
- (transitive, informal) To remove from distribution.
Examples of "yank" in Sentences
- I hate the term "yank" - it is no longer appropriate if it ever was.
- I knew an American in the UK, born in the USA, but brought up in the UK - is he a 'yank'.
- It was one of the harder commands for me to learn because the word yank didn't say anything to me.
- Yeah, they decided to "yank" the ad, but intentionally left the orders dangling while "processing" paperwork.
- Active young senior male "yank" coming to Mexico in September, hoping to find a stimulating place for retirment living.
- : Active young senior male "yank" coming to Mexico in September, hoping to find a stimulating place for retirment living.
- He is the captain of the small troop of winter resident birds, and where his "yank", "yank", is heard there are the other birds also.
- Stopping the milk as she did was a good call, to coin a yank phrase, as it was a waste of money, because the older kids weren't drinking it.
- I wonder what brainstorming went into the choice of the word "yank," which seems to be roundly favored by those who want to pressure ABC to withdraw its docu-drama "Path to 9/11."