Yank /jæŋk/noun 5forms 1phrases 2 noun5 •A native or inhabitant of some part of the United States. •(US) Someone from the northern United States.Halt! come down there, you Yanks, come down! — 1865 •(US) One from New England. •(US, historical) Someone on the Union side. •(slang, disapproving) Someone from the United States.“This time,” he General Alphonse-Pierre Juin] told the Yanks, “you have not crossed to win new victories but to preserve peace. […]” — 1951 formsYanks Phrases with Yank yank offTo remove something, like a piece of cloth or bread, by tearing it with one quick strong pull. yank someone's chainTo tease someone; to lead someone on; to goad someone into overreacting.