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Yank vs Gringo - What's the difference?

yank | gringo |

As nouns the difference between yank and gringo

is that yank is (us) a yankee, a northerner: someone from the northern united states, especially from new england while gringo is (slang|often|pejorative|in latin america) a white person from an english-speaking country.

yank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).

    • Synonyms

    * jerk, tug

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pull something with a quick, strong action.
  • to remove from circulation
    • They yanked the product as soon as they learned it was unsafe.

    Synonyms

    * (pull with a quick strong action) jerk, tug * (remove from circulation) pull, recall

    References

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    gringo

    English

    (wikipedia gringo)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (slang, often, pejorative, in Latin America) a white person from an English-speaking country.

    • Related terms

    * gringa (female)

    Anagrams

    * English borrowed terms English ethnic slurs ----