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Mike
11 months ago

Yankee (Yankī, ヤンキー) I’ve read, means “bad boy or girl” or delinquent youth.

Wonder if there are differences one should understand between Yankee and DQN.

And then ex-yankee? Old enough to be a homeowner I guess . . .

javjunkie
11 months ago
Reply to  Mike

lol

Blaster
11 months ago
Reply to  Mike

I always assumed that Yankee meant they were trying to pass the girl off as having grown up in America lmao

Last edited 11 months ago by Blaster
Mouse
11 months ago
Reply to  Mike

The two terms are somewhat related. DQN is the general term for a loutish or delinquent youth, while a Yankī is a type of DQN associated with motorcycle gangs and similar. Stereotypically, Yankī also commonly have hair that’s died blonde.

Steven Kupang 378
9 months ago

Yankee = American, right ?