Phrase Hound found 6 phrases and 13 compound words that contain yank. The most common are listed below. Open yank in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 6
- Billy YankA soldier in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- rank and yankA model of employee productivity in which workers are ranked into the top 20 percent, the adequate 70 percent, and the bottom 10 percent, and those in the bottom group are fired.
- Yank tankA large American car.
- yank someone's chainTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.
- yank aroundSynonym of jerk around (“to cheat or treat unfairly”).
- Yank tanksplural of Yank tank: A large American car.
Compound words 13
- YankismA word or phrase originating from or specific to American English.
- yankerSomeone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull
- YankophilicFond of or admiring the United States or American culture.
- YanklandThe United States.
- YankophileA non-American who loves or admires the United States.
- YankspeakThe English language as spoken by Americans.
- Yankeesplural of Yankee: A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States:
- YanktonA city, the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States.
- yankersplural of yanker: Someone who yanks, or gives a sudden hard pull
- Yankeedsimple past and past participle of Yankee